AK conservation genetics lab - integra viaflo 96 p

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to procure one Integra VIAFLO 96 automated pipetting system for delivery to the Conservation Genetics Laboratory in Anchorage, Alaska by September 30, 2026, with quotes due July 2 at 5:00 PM Eastern time and questions due June 30 at 12:00 PM Eastern time. This is a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside procurement issued as RFQ 140F1S26Q0068.

Place of performance is Anchorage, Alaska. The NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The acquisition is firm-fixed price and uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation, with technical acceptability and past performance evaluated on a pass/fail basis; award goes to the lowest-priced compliant offeror. The period of performance runs from June 18 through September 30, 2026.

Deliverables comprise one VIAFLO 96 Base Unit, two interchangeable 96-channel pipetting heads with volume ranges of 0.5–12.5 microliter and 5–125 microliter, one three-position stage, one AUTO base, and ten GRIPTIPS supplies (five units each of 12.5-microliter and 125-microliter variants), plus shipping. All components must be new; used or refurbished items are not acceptable. Quotes must remain valid for 60 calendar days from the RFQ closing date. The procurement is justified as brand-specific to meet validated protocols and maintain consistency across the national Molecular Laboratories Network for invasive species detection under the Early Detection and Rapid Response program, though any vendor capable of meeting the brand-specific requirements will be considered eligible. The contracting officer is Lawrence Aragon (lawrence_aragon@ios.doi.gov, 505-248-6627).