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The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Office of FA7000 10 Cons Lgc located at the USAF Academy in Colorado, is seeking qualified small businesses to supply refrigerated orbital shaking incubators with essential accessories that meet or exceed the minimum technical specifications outlined in Attachment 1. This solicitation, numbered FA700026Q0065, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 and follows simplified procedures for a best-value acquisition, where award will be determined by a balanced evaluation of price and technical capability rather than solely by low cost or highest technical score. All offerings must include the required Buy American Certificate from Attachment 2, and offerors must comply strictly with the instructions provided on pages 23–24 of the solicitation. Quotes must be submitted via email to Jonathan Tringali at jonathan.tringali.1@us.af.mil no later than July 20, 2026, at 7:00 PM MDT, with email attachments not exceeding 10MB in total size; multi-part submissions must be labeled sequentially in the subject line. Questions must be submitted by July 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM MDT, and all responses will be issued through official solicitation amendments posted on SAM.gov.

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Small business set-aside for refrigerated orbital incubators with Buy American Certificate, due July 20, 2026.

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Department Of Defense → FA7000 10 Cons LgcView Agency

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

Place of Performance

USAF Academy, CO, 80840, USA

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Attachment 1 Minimum Specifications for Refrigerated Shaking Incubator

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Solicitation FA700026Q0065 for Refrigerated Orbital Shaking Incubators

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252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA7000 10 Cons Lgc
Contacts1 person available
OfficeUSAF ACADEMY, CO, 80840-2303, USA
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Office AddressUSAF ACADEMY, CO, 80840-2303, USA
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See attached SF 1449 request for quote + two attachments. Refrigerated orbital shaking incubators with essential accessories meeting or exceeding all minimum specifications stated in Attachment 1.


Important Note: Please ensure you read and follow the instructions to offerors in solicitation pages 23-24. Please ensure you submit the required Buy American Certificate in Attachment 2.


In accordance with RFO 12.201-1 "Simplified Procedures", the Government is conducting a competitive best value acquisition and will make the award decision based on price and technical capability of responsive quotes and may conduct comparative evaluations between quoters. This approach allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced quote or other than the quote with the highest technical rating to achieve a best-value award decision. See evaluation factors for award on solicitation page 25 for details.


Submit quote via email to the primary POC identified in this SAM.gov solicitation posting. Emails are limited to 10MB or less. Recommend including a note in the subject line on each email if it is necessary to send multiple emails due to attachment file size: "email 1 of 3", etc. Any email over 10MB will not be delivered due to firewall restrictions. Quoters are responsible for ensuring their email and attachments reach the contracting office POCs by the date and time specified in block 8 on the SF 1449.


Submit questions via email to the primary POC identified in this SAM.gov posting no later than 13 July at 1:00PM MDT. Answers will be provided via solicitation amendment to this SAM.gov posting.

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