Livestock Respiration Chamber

Combined Synopsis/SolicitationSmall Business Set Aside - TotalActive

Key Takeaways

  • Set-aside for Small Business businesses
  • Work to be performed in BELTSVILLE, MD
  • Industry: Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Contract Details

Notice ID
1232SA26Q0569
Opportunity Type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Sub-Agency
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Office
USDA ARS AFM APD
Posted Date
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Response Deadline
Friday, August 28, 2026
PSC Code
6640
Set-Aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Place of Performance
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705
Status
Active

Description

Description of Amendment 1 RFI Answer Question - Can you please provide designs for these chambers? Answer - The government is interested in the respiration chamber for in situ measurements described by the authors in this manuscript and illustrated in figure 2.A. It is important that this device is moveable between pens, but heavy enough to withstand impact from pens of full-size beef cattle (hence we expect it will need to be on a skid and moved by a skid steer). The device should ideally be able to entice animals to use it and monitor individual eructation (belches)/breathes via an intake manifold for carbon dioxide, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and methane. The device should use a radio frequency identification tag to monitor the individual animals and sync the gaseous data to a cloud-based platf

Why This Opportunity Matters

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF is actively seeking qualified contractors for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing with a set-aside for Small Business businesses in BELTSVILLE, MD. This set-aside designation means eligible businesses face reduced competition from larger firms.