# Repair of fume hoods

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12639526q0134

- Solicitation number: 12639526Q0134
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Loc Scientific, Inc. for $95,754.21
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Contracting office: MRPBS Minneapolis MN (126395)
- NAICS: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Product or service code: Y1JZ Construction Of Miscellaneous Buildings
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Blakely, Georgia
- County: Early County (FIPS 13099). https://abierto.us/counties/early-county-ga-13099
- City: Blakely. https://abierto.us/cities/blakely-ga-1308536
- First posted: May 6, 2026
- Last posted: June 16, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/30f7e44592a24fef9dae72c2af95703f/view

## Description

National Science Laboratory-Blakely is the reference USDA laboratory for aflatoxin levels in nuts and nut products. It is essential that the laboratory maintain scientific support capabilities for nuts that are covered under Agricultural Marketing Service, Marketing Agreements and Orders. Additionally, the NSL-Blakely provides AMS Commodity Procurement with scientific support and testing of USDA purchased nut and nut products that include aflatoxin level requirements.

Nuts and nut products analyzed include pistachios, almonds, peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts (filberts), pecans and peanut butter. The laboratory must maintain fume hoods that work properly to complete these analyses.

For each of eleven hoods the contractor shall disconnect existing 115V electrical to the exhaust fan, remove existing exhaust fan and zero pressure cap, install new PVC flex connector, set new exhaust fan, install new PVC exhaust stack with guy wire, complete new electrical connection to exhaust fan motor, remove and replace existing fume hood alarm, test fume hood per OSHA requirements and calibrate alarm and replace fume hood light. The solicitation documents are posted below. Site visit attendance posted below. Information from site visit posted below. RFIs and responses posted below.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Loc Scientific, Inc. (UEI LKL7C74UZRK8)
- Contract: 12639526P0166, purchase order
- Obligated: $95,754.21
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 11 offers received
- Link: award number 12639526P0166 equals the contract number; same awarding office 126395 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12639526P0166_12K3_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 6, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 92db8e4621654401a53b83463c137817. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/92db8e4621654401a53b83463c137817/view
- May 20, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice ce827d8a320a4df1b423ae852bcb32d4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ce827d8a320a4df1b423ae852bcb32d4/view
- May 21, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice ce31ef8013584745a29acdd27af8524c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ce31ef8013584745a29acdd27af8524c/view
- June 1, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 2dd43b22adf94aabac31bece3277a9d5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2dd43b22adf94aabac31bece3277a9d5/view
- June 16, 2026: Award notice. Notice 30f7e44592a24fef9dae72c2af95703f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/30f7e44592a24fef9dae72c2af95703f/view

## Points of contact

- Jim Roloff, james.g.roloff@usda.gov, 6125907603

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