Oxygen Permeation and Water Vapor Permeation Analyzer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, is seeking market information through a presolicitation notice for an Oxygen Permeation and Water Vapor Permeation Analyzer to be used at its facility in Fort Pierce, Florida. The instrument must be capable of accurately measuring both Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) and Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) using coulometric sensors for OTR and modulated infrared sensors for WVTR, with detection ranges of 0.001 to 10,000 cc/m²/day and 0.001 to 1,000 g/m²/day respectively. The equipment must comply with multiple international standards including ASTM D3985, F1249, ISO 15106-3, JIS K-7129, and others, and must operate under tightly controlled environmental conditions of 20–40°C ±0.2°C and 0–90% RH ±3%. The system must include a sample conditioning chamber, gas purification system, NIST-traceable calibration, and Windows 10-compatible data analysis software, along with a four-year prorated sensor warranty. Submission of responses is required by May 21, 2026, at 3:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, via email to frank.palmer@usda.gov, using either Word or PDF format, and must include the vendor’s UEI number, company details, SAM.gov registration confirmation, past performance, and a capabilities synopsis limited to five pages. All submissions must be unclassified and proprietary information must be clearly marked. The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, meaning only proposals that fully satisfy all technical requirements will be considered for award, with selection going to the lowest-priced qualified offeror. No contract value or pricing information is available as this is a pre-solicitation to gather industry input, not to issue a formal contract. No set-aside is planned, but offerors must self-certify their small business status per NAICS code 334516. Invoicing will be handled through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, and the contracting officer is Frank Palmer in Beltsville, Maryland, though no Contracting Officer’s Representative or Technical Representative is identified.