Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Alanine ESR Dosimetry System
Deadline: 01 Dec 2025
Posting Date: 23 Nov 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 130717576
Document Ref. No.: 1159580
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (MRPBS), Acquisition and Asset Management Division (AAMD) has issued this sources sought announcement on behalf of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Science and Technology (S&T) Program in order to determine if there are domestic sources capable of providing a Spectrometer and Dosimeter Reader meeting the agency-s needs. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 1, 200 employees.
The market reseach conducted identified the ESR5000D alanine ESR dosimetry system as the only system that could meets the agency-s needs and found that this system is widely used in phytosanitary irradiation. The market research findings are as following:
1. This system has unique and specific features that provide the regulatory-required research-grade sensitivity and reliability in a format that requires minimal infrastructure, including the precision required by phytosanitary irradiation and APHIS.
2. The reader must meet the specifications of the alanine dosimeter used by APHIS and the commercial phytosanitary irradiation facilities for the alanine ESR dosimetry system to function properly.
3. The ESR5000 is the exclusive model utilized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), APHIS and APHIS-approved phytosanitary irradiation facilities both domestically and internationally when alanine dosimetry is employed.
4. This system enables the program to perform traceability calibration and dose cross-checks among NIST, APHIS and commercial facilities using the same system error and type of alanine dosimeters.
This is not a request for proposals, but instead market research to determine if there are existing domestic sources cap...
Notice ID: 1159580
Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of
Original Set Aside: no set aside used
Sub-tier: animal and plant health inspection service
Office: mrpbs minneapolis mn
Product Service Code: 6665 - hazard-detecting instruments and apparatus
NAICS Code: 334517 - Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: dec 16, 2025
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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