Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and Supporting Accessories
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to solicit quotations directly from suppliers for one Versatile Compound Upright Microscope and supporting accessories under commercial-item and simplified acquisition procedures. The acquisition is full and open, with a firm fixed-price purchase order and an estimated value below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold ($350,000). FSIS will post this presolicitation notice on SAM.gov and solicit quotes directly from at least three sources, seeking two sources not included in the previous solicitation whenever practicable; no formal public RFQ will be posted. FSIS anticipates issuing the RFQ on or around September 24, 2026 directly to identified suppliers via email. This notice does not require a response, and only vendors contacted directly by FSIS will receive the RFQ package.