Specification Sheet.pdf

Specification Sheet Project: Liquid Handler Purchase

GENERAL INFORMATION

Background: The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Environmentally

Integrated Dairy Management Research Unit ARS (EIDMRU) Burch lab needs to procure a Liquid Handler brand name or equal to Beckman Coulter Biomek i5. This instrument would be used to increase throughput in the lab for both sample capacity as well as microbial target test load for groundwater and surface water contamination testing. The liquid handler would reduce error potentials and alleviate meticulous manual pipette steps, providing more robust data sets for publications or increasing the number of research objectives being completed.

Hands-on time spent in the lab by technicians would be reduced approximately 15- 20% overall per project, with a 70% reduction in the qPCR plating portion of the workflow. Technicians would be able to better utilize this time on more advanced laboratory tasks, researching new methods and literature, collecting samples, or other tasks requiring completion for a project.

Scope of Work: The USDA-ARS-EIDMRU, Burch lab is requesting the purchase of a new Liquid Handler Instrument brand name or equal to Beckman Coulter Biomek i5. Specifications for the purchase are listed below.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

Technical Requirements/Tasks:

Equipment must include:

• Equipment dimensions 44.1 in W x 31.9 in D x 44.1 in H, Weight 399 pounds (181kg) without mobile workstation; Mobile workstation dimensions: 50.0 in W x 32.0 in D x 77.1 in H

• Enclosure to ensure dust/particles are not entering the deck space during method processes

• Minimum 20 deck spaces available for plates, tips, samples, and reagents to be placed

• 1 µL-300 µL 96-channel head able to accurately pipette 5 µL – 200 µL

• On deck tip loading positions

• On deck trash receptacle

• Startup consumables for instrument validation of methods

• Windows 10 operating system

• Installation by vendor complete with end-user training

• Software package with pre-written methods for in-house qPCR protocols

• Extended warranty and preventative maintenance services during initial year of use in lab

4.0 Government Furnished: N/A

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule: Specifications listed

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel:

8.0 Security Requirements: One-time admittance to building for installation and training. Annual visit for preventative maintenance work to be completed on the instrument or repair work on an as-needed basis. No access to government computer networks or drives required, only the lab space housing the liquid handler.

9.0 Data Rights: N/A

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: N/A