HemoScreen Portable Point of Care Complete Blood Count (CBC) Analyzer 1232SA25Q0323

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA- certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, Women-Owned, or other small business firms, or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. The USDA, ARS, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND location has a requirement for one point-of-contact Complete Blood Count (CBC) Analyzer. Deliverables required: 1 each - HemoScreen portable point of care Complete Blood Count analyzer with one linearity kit. 1 each - HemoScreen QC kit 3 each - CBC test kits 1 each - Hemocups 1 each - HemoScreen Direct Thermal Printer 1 each HemoScreen Barcode scanner The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 339112. The size standard in number of employees is 1,000. Companies who have experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice. Companies should also indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business. Responses must be submitted by Wednesday, September 24,2025 not later than 3:00 p.m. CDT to the attention of Monte Jordan to email address: monte.jordan@usda.gov.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0323 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-05 dated 08/07/2025. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339112. Contract LINE-ITEM Number(s) (CLINS): 0001 (1) HemoScreen Analyzer 0002 (1) HemoScreen Linearity Kit 0003 (1) HemoScreen QC Kit 0004 (3) CBC Test Kits 0005 (1) Hemocups 0006 (1) HemoScreen Direct Thermal Printer 0007 (1) HemoScreen Barcode Scanner 0008 (1) Freight Description/Statement of Work/Specifications: See attached Statement of Work and Specifications Document. Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance: USDA, ARS, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2nd Ave North, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Period of Performance: 09/28/2025 10/31/2025. Delivery for this requirement must be FOB Destination inclusive of all costs. Contractor must be registered in System for Award Management, (SAM), prior to submitting a quotation. Registration is free and registration can be completed online at www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum. Evaluation: For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions. Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION), with their quote online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their quotation if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements. System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation. Date, Time and Place Quotations are due. Quotations are due by Friday, September 26, 2025, not later than 3:00 p.m. CDT. Submit quotations to the following e-mail address(es), referencing Solicitation Number 1232SA25Q0323 by the quotation due date and time: Contract Specialist, Monte Jordan at monte.jordan@usda.gov. No late quotations will be accepted. The quotation must be valid for at least 60 days after receipt of quotation. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Government Point of Entry (GPE) (sam.gov) for information relevant to this solicitation, e.g., questions and answers, amendments, etc. Any amendments and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) SAM.