THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) anticipates issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Pathogen Screening Technology to adequately equip all three (3) FSIS Laboratories with the capability to test samples for: Salmonella species, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter species. The resultant contract type will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. It is the responsibility of interested parties to review SAM.gov frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. All potential contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, and lack of registration shall make an offer or quotation ineligible for award.

BACKGROUND

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a public health regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA), protects consumers by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled. The FSIS Western, FSIS Midwestern, and FSIS Eastern Laboratories are regulatory laboratories that test meat, poultry, egg products, Siluriformes, and environmental samples to ensure that they are free of contamination or adulteration. The current protocols for analytical tests are required by FSIS regulatory activities on meat, poultry, and egg products. Specifically, microbiological methods are presented for sample preparation, enrichment, isolation, and identification of the major foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins, meat tissue species identification, and the detection of antimicrobial residues. 

Anticipated Period of Performance: 
Base Period: 15 October 2023 - 14 October 2024
Option Year 1: 15 October 2024 - 14 October 2025
Option Year 2: 15 October 2025 - 14 October 2026
Option Year 3: 15 October 2026 - 14 October 2027
Option Year 4: 15 October 2027 - 14 October 2028
 

Delivery Locations: USDA FSIS Laboratories
(1) St. Louis, Missouri 63120
(2) Athens, GA 30605
(3) Albany, CA 94710