Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and Supporting Accessories
Agriculture (all) · USDA, FSIS, OAS PCMB
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1173132 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 24, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE (FAR 12.201?1(c)(2)) Presolicitation Notice Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Program: Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Notice Type: Presolicitation FAR Authority: FAR 12.201?1(c)(2) � Simplified Procedures NAICS: 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing PSC: 6640- Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 1. Description of Requirement FSIS intends to solicit quotations directly from suppliers for one (1) Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and supporting accessories. The acquisition will be conducte… (show all)
d using commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12 and simplified acquisition procedures. This purchase is at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and therefore qualifies for the streamlined posting and solicitation process described at FAR 12.201?1(c)(2). 2. Method of Solicitation (Required by FAR 12.201?1(c)(2)) In accordance with FAR 12.201?1(c)(2), FSIS will: Post this presolicitation notice in the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE/SAM.gov). Solicit quotations directly from at least three (3) sources. Whenever practicable, seek quotes from two sources not included in the previous solicitation. A formal public RFQ will not be posted, as simplified procedures allow direct solicitation for acquisitions at or below the SAT. 3. Set?Aside Determination Full and Open 4. Estimated Solicitation Timeline FSIS anticipates issuing the RFQ on or around September 24, 2026 directly to identified suppliers. Quotes will be requested via email and evaluated in accordance with FAR 12.203 and FAR 13.106. 5. No Response Required to This Notice This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Vendors do not need to respond to this presolicitation posting. Only vendors contacted directly by FSIS will receive the RFQ package. 6. Contract Type and Estimated Value Type: Firm fixed?price purchase order Estimated Value: Below the SAT (? $350,000) 7. Point of Contact Contract Specialist: Reginald Brown Email: reginald.brown@usda.gov
Who won similar work
183 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (183): middle half $33K to $130K, median $62K; range $8K to $50.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 13 | $1.9M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| ELEMENT BIOSCIENCES, INC. | 5 | $8.8M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| GERSTEL INC | 4 | $508K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO · $42.9B | 4 | $470K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Suncore Distribution LLC | 4 | $376K | Aug 8, 2025 |
| FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED | 4 | $303K | Jun 11, 2026 |
| C-LOCK, INC. | 3 | $651K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $6.8B | 3 | $437K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| FOSS NORTH AMERICA, INC | 3 | $235K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| ANTON PAAR USA, INC | 3 | $185K | Sep 22, 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.
- $TMO reported $42.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 183 past awards, $62K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $A reported $6.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 183 past awards, $62K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 2, 2026Trillamed LLC$63KGetinge LSS-275 Steam Sterilizer with Broiler (Brand-name or Equal)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing, Inc.$32KELUTRIATOR FOR EXTRACTING WEED SEED, USDA, ARS , PULLMAN, WANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026K&R TECHNOLOGIES LLC$49K90-liter Horizontal Benchtop AutoclaveNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026DATA DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES INC$23KPurchase and Delivery of a (Brand Name) High-Volume Seed CounterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026Fisher Scientific Company$40KDigital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR) InstrumentMateriality: <0.01% of $TMO revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 30, 2026COMSIS SOLUTIONS LLC$23KHandheld XRF AnalyzerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026MILESTONE INC$62KMilestone Brand Name Microwave Digestive System - Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026WINTERSTEIGER SEEDMECH LLC$97KCombine-mounted NIRSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026GFS SUPPLY & SERVICES COMPANY$11KDehumidifier for walk-in coolerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026LI-COR, INC.$57KFlux Towers - Mandan NDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- $30K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 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
- 132 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 8 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.