The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a purchase order to Hamilton Company for a liquid handling robot on September 25, 2026, valued at $284,056.14 under firm fixed-price terms. Place of performance is Stuttgart, Arkansas at the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center. The procurement calls for a fully automated, high-precision robotic workstation with integrated automation modules (thermal cycler, heating/shaking, magnetic separation), automated plate-stacking, barcode scanning, and graphical and scripted workflow software. The system must deliver within 30 days of award with pipetting range of 1 to 1,000 microliters, accuracy between 1% and 2.5% for volumes ≥5 microliters, and support high-throughput 96-well multi-channel independent control. Deliverables include installation, functional verification, personnel training, operational documentation, and one year of on-site warranty service. Ultimate completion is September 24, 2027.