Livestock Respiration Chamber
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.
Similar Opportunities
Browse Related
Looking for more opportunities?
Browse our full directory of government contracts