Contract · Federal
Presolicitation Notice to Sole Source for Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (EPL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Cincinnati, OH
- Status Closes in 16 days
- Amount Amount not listed
- Set-aside No Set aside used
Scope
Pre-Solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source Contracting Activity: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), Water, Tribal, and Science Division (WTSD) Description of Services: The EPA requires histology and pathology services of maternal and neonatal rodent specimen organs at the US EPA Headquarters, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20460.
Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (EPL) experience in the toxicologic pathology of environmental contaminants — including PFAS, phthalates, air pollutants, and endocrine-disrupting compounds — is highly relevant to the scope of this acquisition.
EPA and other federal research offices have a long history of contracting histopathology services with EPL.
Consequently, EPL has extensive experience meeting EPA’s Quality Assurance (QA) Program requirements.
Its laboratories comply with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations and have passed GLP inspections by the FDA and EPA in the past decade.
Importantly, the work proposed under this acquisition continues several larger studies previously processed and evaluated.
Deviations from established protocols are unacceptable within the same or related studies, as they introduce unknown errors and compromise data integrity.
Finally, EPL is a local vendor, allowing the program office to hand-deliver delicate samples in fixative (no shipping).
This acquisition is anticipated to be a firm-fixed purchase order.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541714 – Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
The product and service code (PSC) is AZ11 – R&D-Other Research and Development.
Acquisition Procedures: The EPA intends to award a sole source purchase order to EPL in accordance with RFO FAR...
Typical award value
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Timeline
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Posted
Nov 13, 2026
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Status
Open now
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