Sources_Sought_Vendor_Response.xlsx
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- Automated Liquid Handling Platform
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- SSN-CBER-2026-135922
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This is a Sources Sought Vendor Response file requesting information from potential suppliers regarding an Automated Liquid Handling Platform acquisition. The file is an Excel template designed to collect vendor responses to a pre-solicitation notice issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisition and Grant Services under Solicitation Number SSN-CBER-2026-135922.
The requirement is for one-time acquisition of newly manufactured equipment—specifically an automated liquid handling platform that meets stringent technical specifications for laboratory use. The government has identified the Agilent Technologies Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform as the specific make and model required, noting it is the only equipment in its class capable of meeting minimum needs including low-volume dispensing capability and compact size to fit within a biosafety cabinet (46" W x 24" D x 30" H, supporting 120 lbs). The platform must feature benchtop format, perform serial dilutions across or down plates, accommodate 96-well or 384-well interchangeable formats with variable liquid volumes, provide independent tip pickup capability, offer at least 15-position deck capacity, and include programmable operating temperatures. All equipment must be newly manufactured and not previously used, refurbished, or reconditioned. The Sources Sought response template collects vendor information to assess capability and capacity to supply this specialized medical-grade equipment in the pre-solicitation phase prior to formal RFP release.
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| Sources_Sought_SAM_CBER-2026-135922.docx | DOCX document | |
| Requirements_Automated_Liquid_Handler.docx | DOCX document |
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Vendor Response Form
| VENDOR RESPONSE FORM | |
| Sources Sought Notice, Attachment 1. Complete every required (yellow) cell. Answer blue cells only if they apply to you. Return in native Microsoft Excel (.xlsx); do not convert to PDF, scan, or change the layout. File name: [NOTICE ID]_CompanyName.xlsx | |
| Legend: Yellow = required. Blue = answer only if it applies to you. | |
| Notice ID | SSN-CBER-2026-135922 |
| Requirement title | Automated Liquid Handling Platform |
| NAICS / Size Standard (as stated in the notice) | 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing |
| 4.0 COMPANY INFORMATION | |
| 4.1 Company name and address | |
| 4.2 UEI / CAGE Code | |
| 4.3 Point of contact (name, phone, email) | |
| 4.4 Active SAM.gov registration | |
| 4.5 Business size under the stated NAICS | |
| 4.6 Socioeconomic categories (answer each): | |
| 8(a) | |
| HUBZone | |
| SDVOSB | |
| VOSB | |
| WOSB | |
| EDWOSB | |
| SDB | |
| 4.7 Existing contract vehicles (FSS/MAS, GWAC, IDIQ/BPA); list numbers | |
| 5.0 SMALL BUSINESS CAPABILITY | |
| All respondents answer 5.1. Small business respondents answer 5.2 through 5.4. | |
| 5.1 Your role for the required items | |
| 5.1a If Other, describe | |
| 5.1b If distributor or reseller, identify the manufacturer(s) of the end items you would supply | |
| 5.1c Evidence of authorized distribution (describe, or note the attachment) | |
| 5.2 If you are a small business that is NOT the manufacturer, can you supply end items manufactured by a U.S. small business concern, consistent with the nonmanufacturer rule (13 CFR 121.406)? | |
| 5.2a If yes, identify that small business manufacturer | |
| 5.2b If you would supply the product of an other than small or foreign manufacturer, state this clearly | |
| 5.3 Capability and capacity to fulfill the full scope (quantities and delivery in Section 2.0); identify any portion you could not fulfill | |
| 5.3a Relevant experience (up to three recent contracts or commercial sales). Federal experience is not required | |
| 5.3b Applicable quality or regulatory certifications | |
| 5.4 Teaming, joint venture, or subcontracting arrangements you anticipate | |
| 6.0 DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE AND AVAILABILITY | |
| All respondents answer, regardless of business size. | |
| 6.1 Country (or countries) in which the offered end item is manufactured, and the operations performed at each location | |
| 6.2 If manufactured in the United States, does it meet the domestic content threshold in effect under RFO 25.101 as of the anticipated award date? | |
| 6.2a Approximate domestic content percentage you can certify to | |
| 6.2b Is the item a commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item? | |
| 6.2c Is the item wholly or predominantly iron or steel? | |
| 6.3 Country of origin of any critical components, or components for which no domestic source is known to you | |
| 6.4 If you can supply a domestic end product, describe production capacity against the Section 2.0 quantities (sustainable output, available inventory, lead times) | |
| 6.4a If you can satisfy the requirement only in part (insufficient quantity) or with deviations from the salient characteristics (insufficient quality), describe the shortfall specifically | |
| 6.5 If you do not currently manufacture a domestic end product meeting this requirement, state whether and under what conditions you could establish or expand domestic production (timeline, minimum quantities, commitments) | |
| 6.6 Alternative or substitute items manufactured in the United States that could satisfy the Section 2.0 characteristics, plus any other known domestic manufacturers or supply chain constraints | |
| 6.7 CONDITIONAL (answer if the offered item is not a domestic end product): country of origin, and if known, whether it is a designated country end product under the Trade Agreements Act |
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