On March 23, 2021, a civilian federal agency within the Pacific West Area awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Eppendorf North America, Inc. for a semi-automated pipette dispenser. The contract, valued at $22,126.95 with an ultimate completion date of May 27, 2021, represents a direct procurement of laboratory equipment from this subsidiary of the global Eppendorf Group. The award followed a pre-solicitation opportunity posted on February 23, 2021, with a submission deadline of March 3, 2021. No set-aside designation was applied to this procurement, reflecting the contractor's status as a large, foreign-owned business entity.
Eppendorf North America, Inc. is an established supplier of precision laboratory instruments and scientific equipment to multiple federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and Food and Drug Administration. The company maintains significant indefinite delivery vehicles, including a $10 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the HHS Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations and a $24.7 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This particular award for automated liquid handling equipment aligns with the contractor's core competency in delivering sophisticated pipetting systems and other critical laboratory instrumentation to support federal research and healthcare operations.