About this opportunity
AI summaryThe USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service issues this Request for Information to gather details on commercially available STEC colony isolation procedures. The agency seeks information on procedures that increase the likelihood of identifying and isolating various STEC serogroups in raw beef or other food products from a mixed population. FSIS also aims to understand the granularity in STEC confirmation protocols, including selective media that do not rely on STEC serogroups. Interested parties should review the provided source documents for complete information on this RFI. The provided text does not specify eligibility criteria, submission deadlines, evaluation methods, contract terms, or budget details.
Scope of work
- Commercially available STEC colony isolation procedures for raw beef or other food products
- Selective media that do not rely on STEC serogroup
Minimum qualifications
- Capability and capacity to provide the required tests/materials
- Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statements and associated literature
- Company name, mailing address, email, telephone, website, and point of contact details
- Verification contacts for demonstrated capabilities
- Business size status for NAICS 334516 and small business certifications if applicable
- SAM UEI, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number, and company structure details
- GSA Schedule contract numbers, schedule numbers, and applicable SINs if applicable
- Government approved accounting system identification if applicable
Key dates
- Capability statements due
- 12:00pm, Eastern Time, December 8th, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Email capability statements and associated literature to the designated government address.
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- STEC_Media
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Buying office
- Food Safety and Inspection Service › Usda, Fsis, OAS PCMB
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Dec 8, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 334516 · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 6640
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Athens, GA, 30605
- Contracting contact
- Eric Schnitzler
eric.schnitzler@usda.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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