STEC Detection
Updated
Sources Sought from the Food Safety and Inspection Service, for work in Athens, Georgia. Due Dec 8, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 40 days left.
| Solicitation number | STEC_Detection |
|---|---|
| Agency | Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| Office | USDA, Fsis, Oas Pcmb |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516) |
| Product or service code | 6640 |
| Place of performance | Athens, Georgia |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 8, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (40 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (2)
- STEC Detection Request for Information 138 KB
- Statement of Objectives - Request for Information STEC tests kits 302 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Georgia Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service is part of a science-based national system to ensure food safety and food defense. FSIS ensures food safety through the authorities of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, as well as humane animal handling through the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. As such this RFI seeks to gather information on the commercial availability of kits for STEC detection and identification in raw beef or other food products.
FSIS seeks to understand the level of granularity in STEC tests, specifically if the test provides stx subtype information. Please review the attached documents for more information.
Contracting contact
- Eric Schnitzler · [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 334516, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (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 analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing work, who also hold USDA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation $66.7 million in this trade
- Beckman Coulter, Inc $63.1 million in this trade
- Government Scientific Source Inc $41.1 million in this trade
- Agilent Technologies Inc $31.0 million in this trade
- Thermo Electron North America LLC $21.7 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Agriculture awarded $10.9 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Kiewit Infrastructure South Co, Tyson Foods Inc. and Perimeter Solutions LP. See what USDA is buying now.
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 75 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334516), 35 posted in the last 7 days; 39% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, Florida and Ohio. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 41 days.
All open analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing 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
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From the award notices agencies publish.