# Purchase of Outdoor Air-Cooled Condensing Unit for Conviron model GR144 Plant Growth Room

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- Solicitation number: HFP-2025-129391
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Food and Drug Administration
- Contracting office: Food and Drug Administration (75F402)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 4140 Fans, Air Circulators, and Blower Equipment
- Place of performance: Laurel, Maryland
- County: Prince George's County (FIPS 24033). https://abierto.us/counties/prince-george-s-county-md-24033
- City: Laurel. https://abierto.us/cities/laurel-md-2445900
- First posted: July 2, 2025
- Last posted: August 4, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8991614950394d59853c5b499bc5d025/view

## Description

The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain a Conviron Outdoor Air-Cooled Condensing Unit that is needed to support an existing Conviron model GR144 Plant Growth Room. This equipment supports the mission of the Office of Applied Microbiology and Technology (OAMT) which includes method development, optimization, and validation for fresh produce matrices linked to outbreaks. The condenser itself is required to properly operate the plant growth room.

This allows researchers to grow produce and mimic a variety of growing conditions, enabling the FDA to assess current methods and exposures to harmful foodborne pathogens. Additionally, acquiring this condenser and locating it in a BSL2 laboratory will enable FDA to develop, optimize, and validate new detection methods using outbreak strains, something not possible in a commercial or agricultural environment.

## Publications

- July 2, 2025: Sources sought, due July 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 7dc074fc57454921b79b5c208187a26b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7dc074fc57454921b79b5c208187a26b/view
- August 4, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 8991614950394d59853c5b499bc5d025. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8991614950394d59853c5b499bc5d025/view

## Points of contact

- David Kramer, david.kramer@fda.hhs.gov
- Nick Sartain, nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov

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