R7 Lab: Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emissio

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7 office is soliciting proposals for the procurement of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES), also known as an Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-AES), under solicitation number 68HE0726Q0018. This federal procurement is designated as a Small Business Administration set aside, targeting small businesses eligible under NAICS code 334516 for laboratory analytical instrument manufacturing. The solicitation was posted on July 10, 2026, with responses due by July 23, 2026, at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. The equipment is intended for use at the EPA’s facility in Kansas City, Missouri, with the primary place of performance listed as ZIP code 66101-2912. All proposals must be submitted through FedConnect, and the point of contact for contractual inquiries is Tricia Zielinski, Contracting Officer, who can be reached via email at zielinski.tricia@epa.gov. The instrument must meet rigorous analytical performance standards to support environmental sample analysis in EPA’s regional laboratory operations.