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This is a sole source solicitation for in vitro diagnostic substances, reagents, test kits, and sets for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). The annual requirement is for an estimated 25,000 quantitative mycotoxin tests for aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisin, and zearalenone. The contract will be awarded on a best-choice basis considering cost, overall test kit performance, testing platform, equipment, and total commodities required. The contractor must provide quantitative water-based extraction test kits capable of analyzing these mycotoxins in corn and wheat, with specific testing ranges and analysis times. Non-disposable items like readers and incubators must be provided at no cost and replaced if non-functioning. The unit price must include all costs, including shipping, to test one sample. The contract needs to contain multiple kit sizes to accommodate varying test numbers and reduce expiration. Adequate training and technical support are required. Proof of an active FGIS Certificate of Conformance (CoC) is mandatory at the time of contract award. The contract will be a firm fixed price contract for 5 years (one base and four option years). Contractors must be registered in SAM. gov and maintain their account, accept ACH and credit card payments, and register in Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP. gov) for invoice submission. The deadline for SAM. gov registration is 04/20/2026 12:00 PM EST.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the test kits. However, it mentions that the contract will be a firm fixed price contract for 5 years, with one base and four option years.
The bid notice states that the contractor must accept ACH and credit card payments and register in Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP. gov) to submit invoices for payment.
The bid notice states that The contract for the mycotoxin test kits will be awarded on best choice considering cost, overall test kit performance, same testing platform, same equipment, and total commodities required and additional.
The bid notice requires contractors to provide proof the test kit has an active fgis certificate of conformance coc at the time of the submission for this solicitation. It also states that The award for this solicitation will not be given to a test kit until it is approved by tsd and included on the fgis list. Additionally, contractors must be registered in sam. gov.
The bid notice implies that samples are submitted for consideration, stating submissions will include only one test kit. if the submitter is submitting three test kits for consideration, then three submissions one per test kit must be submitted. each test kit will be evaluated according to the specific requirements based on the type of mycotoxin.
The bid notice mentions an annual requirement for an estimated 25,000 quantitative mycotoxin tests but does not provide a total estimated monetary value for the contract.
