Sources Sought: Laboratory Analysis Services for Plant Tissues

Event Organizer: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Event Website: https://sam.gov/opp/efa50f37a34b4b43bf6f98ff93f85181/view

Event Overview:

Solicitation #: 12405B23Q0244

“The USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Lab (SEWRL) in Tifton, GA has a requirement for recurring plant tissue analysis services under NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services. The objective is to provide results of plant tissue biomass samples on a continual basis. The initial estimated quantity is > 2000 samples.

The scope includes analyses for total carbon, total nitrogen, and total mineral elements (S, P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Al, B, Cu, Zn, Na, Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni, Mo). Determination of plant tissue total carbon and total nitrogen shall be by combustion analysis. Carbon detection performance range must be 1 – 50 % +/- 0.09% or better, and nitrogen detection performance must be 0.2 – 4% +/- 0.03% or better. Determination of plant tissue mineral elements shall be by inductively-coupled plasma with optical emission spectroscopy. The percent recovery for the mineral elements shall be +/- 10% or better. Data will be used in research manuscript development.”

Due date: 10 May 2023, 10:00 a.m. EDT