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Amendment 001: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for quotations as follows: From: August 12, 2021 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time To: August 26, 2021 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard T... Amendment 001: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for quotations as follows: From: August 12, 2021 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time To: August 26, 2021 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Note: Reference attached document titled, "FDA-RFQ-75F40121Q00116 - Amendment 001," for amended combined synopsis/solicitation. ******* This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with FAR 13 and additional information included in this notice. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. A SEPARATE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT (I.E. STANDARD FORM) WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number for this acquisition is RFQ-FDA-75F40121Q00116 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The NAICS Code for this solicitation: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. This is an unrestricted full and open competition RFQ. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized. The U. S Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisitions and Grant Services (OAGS) requires one (1) Spray Dryer System in accordance with the requirements identified herein. Inquires Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to adam.powell@fda.hhs.gov. Questions must be received no later than August 24, 2021 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. BACKGROUND INFORMATION To fulfill its mission, the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s (CFAN’s) Division of Food Processing Science and Technology (DFPST) requires a laboratory scale spray dryer system to conduct research on a broad range of topics relevant to food safety. DFPST studies how food processing affects the levels of food contaminants and food pathogens in foods. Spray drying systems are commonly used in industry to rapidly dry fluids into powders. Because spray drying system are commonly used in industry, DFPST requires this system in order to perform experiments that better replicate processes occurring at an industrial level. Note: Reference attachment titled, "FDA-RFQ-75F40121Q00116," for complete combined synopsis/solicitation.