# Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Gene-Up Animal ID Test Kits

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/698db425473a4d02b1290b918b574881

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Contracting office: Usda, Fsis, Oas PCMB (123A94)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Athens, Georgia
- County: Clarke County (FIPS 13059). https://abierto.us/counties/clarke-county-ga-13059
- City: Athens-Clarke County. https://abierto.us/cities/athens-clarke-county-ga-1303440
- First posted: July 10, 2025
- Last posted: July 10, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/698db425473a4d02b1290b918b574881/view

## Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price IDIQ to BioMérieux Inc for Animal Species ID Test Kits for the Eastern Lab, in support of the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS). Please see the sole source justification for more details on the requirement. This notice is not a formal solicitation.

However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency’s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

**Date:** July 10, 2025 Product Service Code – 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies)

**Contracting Office Address:**

**5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705 Subject:**

**Notice of Intent to Sole Source Contract Number:**

**123A9425D0002 Closing Response Date:** August 9, 2025, at 11:00am Eastern Standard Time Contact Specialist: Alexis Galloway, alexis.galloway@usda.gov Estimated Contract Award Dollar Amount: $700,000.00 Proposed Contract Award Date:

**July 16, 2025 Contractor:**

**BioMérieux Inc Description:** This requirement is for Gene-Up Pro Animal Species ID test kits.

**Place of Contract Performance:** 950 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30605 Set-aside Status: no set-aside used

## Publications

- July 10, 2025: Special notice, due August 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 698db425473a4d02b1290b918b574881. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/698db425473a4d02b1290b918b574881/view

## Points of contact

- Alexis Galloway, alexis.galloway@usda.gov
- Karen Petty, karen.petty2@usda.gov

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