USDA Agricultural Research Service awarded a purchase order to Xleagle LLC, a small business, for a benchtop crossflow system valued at $45,360.00 on September 30, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside.
The system will be delivered to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. Xleagle must supply a Crossflow System brand or equivalent crossflow system optimized for ultrafiltration and diafiltration in biopharmaceutical processing, including a four-piston membrane pump, graduated recirculation vessel, pressure and conductivity sensors, electronic balance, and touch-screen interface with recipe programming. The system supports membrane surface areas from 50 cm² to 0.14 m². Xleagle will perform onsite installation, start-up, software training, customer acceptance testing, and provide operation manuals, software documentation, installation procedures, and calibration certifications. Period of performance is 90 days from award, with completion targeted for January 29, 2027.