The Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) awarded a $283,669 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Tecan U.S., Inc., a Switzerland-based manufacturer and distributor of laboratory automation solutions, for the delivery of a TECAN FLUENT 780 liquid handling workstation with associated components and services. This purchase order was not set aside for a specific business type.
Tecan is an experienced federal contractor that has provided a range of laboratory equipment and services, including automation systems, to various U.S. government agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Agriculture. Under this FBI contract, Tecan will deliver the TECAN FLUENT 780 system and associated accessories to the FBI's Headquarters Division in Morrisville, North Carolina. The contract also includes maintenance, repair, and software configuration management services to support the FBI's forensic programs that utilize Tecan's specialized laboratory automation equipment.