Portable Force Plate System-Brand Name and Equal (BNE)
FDA · FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation RFQ-CDRH-2026-133635 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Notice of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The NAICS for this requirement is: 334519. The government is not obligated to make an award. The Government is not obligated to pay costs incurred by the Contractor during quote preparation and quote submission. Also, please note the correct RFQ for reference should be RFQ-CDRH-2026-133563. Plea… (show all)
se do not use the RFQ number currently reflected wthin the Notice id. Background: In collaboration with the Human-Device Interaction lab within the Office of Science and Engineering Labs (OSEL), the Division of Biomedical Physics (DBP) seeks to order a portable force plate system for gait and balance assessment. The Human-Device Interaction lab within OSEL addresses regulatory science research questions related to diagnostic, therapeutic, and assistive medical devices. Understanding human interaction with these medical devices requires biomechanics equipment that quantifies human movement. Force plate analysis is a common method by which human gait and balance can be accurately quantified. For this acquisition, a portable force plate system is needed to collect more robust, high-quality signals of human gait and balance. The system will allow for accurate quantification of subject movement. The services requested below are for the operations of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Minimum Performance Requirements/ Salient Characteristics: The portable force plate system ordered must have the following salient characteristics: o A minimum of eight (8) force plates capable of exporting data from at least six (6) measurement channels including force in the X, Y, and Z axes and moment in the X, Y, and Z axes. The following horizontal and vertical force and moment capacities must be met: o Force X, Y capacity must be greater than 430 Newtons. o Force Z capacity must be greater than 1300 Newtons. o Moment X, Y capacity must be greater than 225 Newton-meters. o Moment Z capacity must be greater than 80 Newton-meters. o Uses a plug & play Universal Serial Bus (USB) (2.0 or greater) interface capable of connecting and synchronizing up to 12 force plates. All cables and accessories required for synchronization should be included. O Generates digital output of at least six measurement channels (described above) that uses a single USB cable to connect with an acquisition computer running Windows 10 and is easily integrated in Vicon Nexus 2.X software. o Compatible with Vicon Nexus software versions 2.6 through 2.19 (or latest available version) o Includes necessary drivers, plugins, or SDK components for integration o Real-time data streaming capability to Vicon Nexus environment o Includes at least 15-foot USB cable for power and data transfer o Force plates allow for user selectable digital data rates between 10-1000 datasets per second. o Force plates do not require an external amplifier. Amplifier must be bult into the force plate. o Force plate dimensions are no greater than 51 x 51 x 4.6 centimeters with a 300-pound (or greater) vertical force capacity. o Force plate is portable such that it does not require any mounting and weighs less than 12 kilograms. o Hardware solutions are provided to recess the force plates into raised flooring such that data accuracy and integrity are not compromised. O The Contractor shall provide a minimum one (1) year hardware warranty from date of Government acceptance. The Contractor shall guarantee full device replacement at no additional cost to the Government for any manufacturing defects or operational failures during normal use as defined in the user manual. Warranty coverage shall include all associated shipping costs for replacement units. Place of Performance: Hardware associated with the portable force plate system to be delivered no later than 60 days after award. SHIP TO: Attn: Kimberly Kontson 10903 New Hampshire Ave Building 62-1105 Silver Spring, MD 21140 Point of contact: Kimberly Kontson Kimberly.Kontson@fda.hhs.gov Office phone: (301) 798-4990 Period of Performance: 12 consecutive months commencing upon date of award. Quotes are due by email on or before September 22, 2026, by 4:00 P.M. and should be sent to brandon.rafus@fda.hhs.gov
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $323K to $416K, median $397K; range $123K to $454K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURBOFIL PACKAGING MACHINES, LLC | 1 | $454K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| CAPITOL CARBONIC CORP | 1 | $403K | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Atlantic For Services Inc | 1 | $390K | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Z-SPEC, INC. | 1 | $123K | Aug 21, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 24, 2026TURBOFIL PACKAGING MACHINES, LLC$454KAutomated Vial Capper Machine and Labeler system
- Aug 21, 2026Z-SPEC, INC.$123KPost-Award Public Notice
- Jan 6, 2025CAPITOL CARBONIC CORP$403KWeekly deliveries of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
- Jan 2, 2025Atlantic For Services Inc$390KWeekly deliveries of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Food & Drug Administration (FDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Food & Drug Administration (FDA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 129 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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