Solicitation # STEC_MediaUpdated Oct 28, 2026Scored Nov 14, 2026
Dec 8
Dec 8, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
Summary by RFP Detector
Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA, Fsis, Oas Pcmb), part of the Department of Agriculture, posted a sources sought notice titled “STEC Media” under solicitation number STEC_Media. It was first posted on Oct 28, 2026 and has been updated once since. Responses are due Dec 8, 2026, 12:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and product/service code 6640. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Athens, Georgia. The listed point of contact is Eric Schnitzler.
RFP Detector Score
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
Starts at 50
No value published, and there isn't enough award history to estimate one. Scored as neutral.
Full and open competition.
5 other RFPs from Food Safety and Inspection Service on RFP Detector in the past 12 months; no award history found.
Sources sought (market research, not a bid): 24 days to respond (due Dec 8, 2026, 12:00 PM EST).
Documents not listed, named contact with email, 128-word description.
Posted 16 days ago.
50 + contributions = 52 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 14, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service is part of a science-based national system to ensure food safety and food defense. FSIS ensures food safety through the authorities of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, as well as humane animal handling through the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. As such this RFI seeks to gather information on commercially available STEC colony isolation procedures that increase the likelihood of identifying and isolating a variety of STEC in raw beef or other food products, regardless of serogroup, from a mixed population. FSIS seeks to understand the level of granularity in STEC confirmation protocols, including selective media that do not rely on STEC serogroup. Please review the attached documents for more information.
No documents are listed for this notice.
Eric Schnitzler
PrimaryPoints of contact as published on the notice.
Sources Sought posted
Sources Sought posted
Responses dueNext · in 24 days
Archive date on the official notice
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Official federal notice. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
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