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Evaporative Cooling Specialty Supplies
Contact and place of performance
Angela Carey
USA
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as part of a market research effort to identify domestic manufacturers and vendors capable of providing specialty evaporative cooling supplies. This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. 2. Scope of Requirement The Government is...
View more3. Information Requested from Industry
Interested parties are requested to provide a brief capability statement and complete the following Vendor Product Profile for each item they can provide:
4. Submission Instructions
Please submit your responses via email to Angela Carey at [email protected] no later than 4pm EST, May 4, 2026.
The Government will use the results of this market research to determine if the requirement can be set aside for small businesses or if a waiver for domestic preference is required based on lack of American-made availability.
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service is conducting market research through this Request for Information, identified by solicitation number FSIS_Specialty_Supplies, to identify domestic manufacturers and vendors of specialty evaporative cooling supplies. The agency is evaluating the availability of several specific items, including cooling hat liners, evaporative cooling hard hat brow pads and pads, evaporative cooling bandanas, and Miracool tie hats or equivalent products. This effort focuses on confirming the country of origin and assessing compliance with the Buy American Act or Trade Agreements Act to determine if future requirements can be set aside for small businesses or if domestic preference waivers are necessary.
This notice is classified under NAICS code 315990 for Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing and PSC code 8415 for CLOTHING, SPECIAL PURPOSE. There is currently no set-aside assigned, designated as NONE. Interested parties are requested to submit capability statements, technical specifications, and vendor product profiles to point of contact Angela Carey by May 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST. The information gathered regarding American-made availability and delivery lead times will support procurement planning for performance within the USA.
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