USDA FSIS, on behalf of USDA ARS, intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc. for an Aeros Reflectance Spectrophotometer, a Sample Handling Package for Chips, and shipping. The agency states Hunter is the only reasonably available source because the equipment offers large non-contact color measurement, automated averaging, automatic sample-detector height adjustment, embedded analysis software, and advanced data transfer. The equipment will be used with another laboratory on the same national trials to enable consistent data comparisons between two processing locations. This synopsis is informational and not a request for competitive proposals, but responsible sources may submit a capability statement with company name, CAGE code, and a technical description showing how an alternative meets the requirements. The Contracting Officer will use those responses to decide whether a competitive procurement is necessary.