Geared Head Lathe for FDA Laboratory

FDA Presolicitation Notice This notice is issued in accordance with RFO Subpart 12.2, specifically 12.201-1(c)(2) and the requirements therein. Point of Contact Tim Walbert Contract Specialist/Officer Office of Finance, Budget, and Acquisitions Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services timothy.walbert@fda.hhs.gov Notice of Set-Aside In accordance with FAR RFO Subpart 19.104-1 and Clause 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION) (RFO SEP 2025), this acquisition will be set aside for small businesses; only small businesses may submit a quotation for consideration. Product Codes PSC:  3416 - Lathes  NAICS Code:  333517 – Machine Tool Manufacturing Notice Type:  Presolicitation Solicitation #:  75F40126Q132744 Description The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (OSEL) requires a geared head lathe with a minimum 3-inch spindle bore and minimum12-inch swing height, to include delivery FOB Destination and installation.  Installation as defined here, includes off-loading of the lathe from the shipper, transfer to permanent physical location, unpacking, inspection, set-up, and testing of the lathe.  OSEL supports biomedical research within CDRH by providing customized equipment for singular scientific studies and protocols.  CDRH OSEL requires this lathe for new equipment fabrication, to support various scientific projects across multiple scientific divisions.  The lathe will also be utilized for custom laboratory projects and will expand operational capacity to complete machine tool fabricated products which have historically been outsourced. Procedures for Contract Award The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.   In this case, the Government intends to award a Firm‐Fixed‐Price contract resulting from this Solicitation to the lowest-priced technically acceptable and responsible offeror. Offers will be evaluated on their ability to meet the requirements provided herein. The lowest priced offer will be evaluated first. If the lowest priced offeror is not technically acceptable, the next lowest priced offer will be evaluated and so on until a technically acceptable offer is determined.