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The AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF | FOREST SERVICE has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Notice of Intent to Sole Source Beckman Coulter Optima Xpn 90 Ultracentrifuge System Replacement in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 28 Aug 2026 and is scheduled to close on 01 Sep 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 148093689, while the tender notice number is 1174091 and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Beckman Coulter Optima Xpn 90 Ultracentrifuge System Replacement
Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
Posting Date: 28 Aug 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 148093689
Document Ref. No.: 1174091
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Identification Number: 1174091
Agency: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Contracting Activity: USDA-FS, CSA East 6, Atlanta, GA 30309-2449
The USDA Forest Service intends to negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract with Government Scientific Source, Inc. (GSS) (Unique Entity ID: J49CN39QTNW3), an authorized distributor for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, for the procurement of one (1) Beckman Coulter Optima XPN 90 Ultracentrifuge System (Part No. A94468), to include Part No. C58398 Installation Service and basic operator training.
Statutory Authority: This non-competitive acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), and is fully documented in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) frameworks.
Technical Rationale: The USDA-ARS wheat virology research group requires a replacement floor-model ultracentrifuge due to the absolute obsolescence and failure rate of its current 30-year-old legacy system. The Beckman Optima XPN 90 is the only current-generation commercial instrument that maintains 100% mechanical and dimensional compatibility with the laboratory's extensive inventory of existing, high-value proprietary Beckman rotors (including the SW 28 and Type 90 Ti series). Restricting this purchase to the Beckman platform leverages existing federal asset property, saves thousands of dollars in redundant rotor capital costs, and ensures immediate, seamless integration into active testing protocols without revalidation.
Notice Responses: This announcement does not constitute a request for competitive proposals or quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, responsible sources who believe they can fully provide an equivalent syste...
Notice ID: 1174091
Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of
Sub-tier: forest service
Office: usda-fs, csa east 6
Product Service Code: 6640 - laboratory equipment and supplies
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: sep 16, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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