The purpose of this purchase order is to supply ncats with multiclamp 700B current & patch clamp amplifier

Ended Purchase Order Awarded

Contract number
75N98026P00320
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$24,267

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$24,266.96 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
NAICS code
334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Competed under SAP · 4 offers Simplified Acquisition
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Berkeley, CA 94710, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), operating under the National Institutes of Health, awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $24,266.96 to Automate Scientific, Inc. for the supply of a MultiClamp 700B current and patch clamp amplifier system. The award, announced on April 21, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2026, was made without a set-aside designation following a competitive procurement conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The equipment will support high-resolution electrophysiological research on human pluripotent stem cell-derived cell types at NCATS facilities in Bethesda, Maryland. Automate Scientific, a Berkeley, California-based manufacturer of precision biomedical instruments, was selected on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis after responding to a solicitation posted April 9, 2026.

Automate Scientific brings substantial federal contracting experience in specialized electrophysiology research equipment, with a portfolio spanning the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army, and other federal agencies. The company currently maintains a $10 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with NIH through March 2026, which has funded multiple patch clamp amplifier and digitizer systems supporting neuroscience research across NIH institutes and centers. This purchase order represents a direct delivery of critical instrumentation with no identified subcontractors, consistent with Automate Scientific's established role as a prime contractor specializing in advanced electrophysiological recording systems essential to translational and biomedical research initiatives government-wide.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 75N98026P00320?

75N98026P00320 was awarded to Automate Scientific, Inc. by Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (National Institutes of Health) on April 21, 2026.

How much is contract 75N98026P00320 worth?

The government has obligated $24,267 on 75N98026P00320.

Which agency awarded contract 75N98026P00320?

Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (National Institutes of Health) awarded 75N98026P00320, with funding from National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (National Institutes of Health).

Was contract 75N98026P00320 competed?

The extent of competition for 75N98026P00320 was competed under sap. The government received 4 offers.

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