Portable Force Plate System-Brand Name and Equal (BNE)

This federal Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number FDA-RFQ-CDRH-2026-133563, is issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to procure a portable force plate system. This "Brand Name or Equal" acquisition is unrestricted under NAICS code 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 600 employees. On behalf of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and its Human-Device Interaction lab, the FDA seeks a portable force plate system to collect high-quality signals of human gait and balance. Offered systems must meet specific performance and physical salient characteristics, including at least two force plates, USB 2.0 interface synchronization, compatibility with Vicon Nexus software, a built-in amplifier, dimensions under 51 x 51 x 4.6 cm, and a weight under 12 kg. The contract will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Deliverables include the force plates, software, a walkway, shipping, and a 12-month manufacturer's warranty. Under the designated delivery timeline, all items must be delivered fully functional within 60 days of award to the FDA campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. Inquiries regarding the solicitation are due by September 18, 2026, and final electronic quotes must be submitted to Brandon Rafus at brandon.rafus@fda.hhs.gov by September 21, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposals must exclude any macro-enabled files to prevent security quarantine.

This Statement of Work (SOW) outlines a federal procurement by the Division of Biomedical Physics (DBP), in collaboration with the Human-Device Interaction lab within the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The objective is to acquire a portable force plate system to conduct robust gait and balance assessments for regulatory science research. The required system must feature at least two portable force plates, weighing under 12 kilograms each, with built-in amplifiers and dimensions no larger than 51 x 51 x 4.6 centimeters. Key technical specifications include a minimum of six measurement channels exporting force and moment data, compatibility with Vicon Nexus 2.X software via a plug-and-play USB interface, and selectable digital data rates of 10–1000 datasets per second. Additionally, the contractor must provide hardware solutions to recess the plates into raised flooring and a minimum one-year hardware warranty covering full device replacement and shipping costs. Delivery of the equipment is required within 60 days of the contract award to the FDA facility in Silver Spring, Maryland. This acquisition is a one-time equipment purchase with a one-year warranty period.