IDIQ for Proficiency Samples for all FSIS labs
Updated
Solicitation from the Food Safety and Inspection Service, for work in Athens, Georgia. Due Dec 12, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC-5), 28 days left.
| Solicitation number | 124PSA27Q0017 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| Office | USDA, Fsis, Oas Pcmb |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Testing Laboratories and Services (541380) |
| Product or service code | 6640 |
| Place of performance | Athens, Georgia |
| Posted | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 12, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC-5) (28 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (3)
- Request for Quotations 367 KB
- Statement of Work 213 KB
- Schedule of Items 41 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Georgia Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 124PSA27Q0017 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Proficiency Samples to the Field Service Laboratories (FSL) for all FSIS labs. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services.
The small business size standard is $19M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Contracting contact
- Alexis Galloway · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541380, a business counts as small if it has no more than $19.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for testing laboratories and services work, who also hold USDA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Merrick & Company $37.7 million in this trade
- University Of California, Davis $8.4 million in this trade
- Azenta US Inc $7.3 million in this trade
- Purdue University $6.6 million in this trade
- ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. $6.5 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Agriculture awarded $10.7 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Tyson Foods Inc., Perimeter Solutions LP and Palantir Technologies Inc.. See what USDA is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Testing Laboratories and Services contracts right now
There are 40 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541380), 9 posted in the last 7 days; 68% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army and Departmental Offices. Most of the work with a stated place is in California, Georgia and Indiana. A notice in this trade gives a median of 19 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 29 days.
All open testing laboratories and services contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Qmineral GASTON GEENSLAAN $29,870 · Departmental Offices · Nov 13, 2026
- I-2-I Solutions, Inc. $56,690 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Nov 4, 2026
- Vitisystems, Inc. $6,600 · Departmental Offices · Oct 26, 2026
- Idaho Department Of Fish Game $5,835 · Departmental Offices · Oct 20, 2026
- Force Inspection, LLC $2,315 · Department of the Army · Oct 23, 2025
From the award notices agencies publish.