Automated Liquid Handling Platform

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Solicitation number
75F40126Q00423
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States

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About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services seeks acquisition of one Agilent Technologies Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform, with proposals due September 11, 2026 and questions due September 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET. This is a sole-source procurement; the FDA has determined that only the Bravo platform meets its minimum requirements, as competing equipment cannot dispense low volumes, exceeds space constraints, or cannot operate within the specified biosafety cabinet without disrupting airflow.

Place of performance is Silver Spring, Maryland 20993. The platform must be benchtop format, fit and operate within a biosafety cabinet of 46 inches W × 24 inches D × 30 inches H while supporting 120 pounds without disrupting enclosure airflow. The platform shall perform serial dilutions across or down plates using standard disposable tip heads, feature interchangeable 96-channel or 384-channel pipetting heads with independent tip pickup capability, maintain minimum 15-position deck capacity, and deliver dispensing accuracy of 0.1 to 200 microliters with no worse than 5% deviation. The equipment will support viral immunology and vaccine research related to hepatitis C virus in the Laboratory of Hepatitis Viruses within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Deliverables include the dedicated control computer, custom protocol generation software, installation, on-site operator training for up to three personnel, user documentation, and 12-month manufacturer's warranty covering parts, labor, travel, and technical support. Delivery is required within 30 days of award; installation must be completed within 90 days of delivery. The contractor shall provide at least one preventative maintenance visit including inspection, calibration, cleaning, wear-part replacement, and performance verification. Final acceptance requires successful operational qualification testing and verification of dispensing accuracy at 100 microliters across a 96-well plate. NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis.

Notice text

This requirements is for the acquisition of one (1) automated liquid handling platform, including the dedicated control computer, adaptors, and attachments, the manufacturer's standard commercial warrant. 

The equipment shall meet the following salient characteristics: a benchtop automated liquid handling platform, user-friendly and easy to operate and clean, of space-saving and energy-saving design, capable of fast automatic pipetting of multiple solutions and of serial dilutions across or down the plate; able to accommodate variable liquid volumes; able to pipette into single rows, single columns, or individual wells as selected by the user in a 96-well or 384-well format, with the well format interchangeable based on user requirements; customizable to the laboratory's assay needs; equipped with programmable operating temperatures permitting use across a range of temperatures; and usable within the containment enclosure identified in the minimum technical requirements below to permit handling of sterile or hazardous materials. 

Based on our research, only a specific make and model meets our needs, the Agilent Technologies Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform.  It is the only equipment in its class that can meet our minimum needs as listed in the specifications. Other machines do not dispense low volumes, are much larger than this machine and do not fit within a biosafety cabinet. 

Minimum technical requirements 

The equipment shall meet the following minimum requirements: 

  • The platform shall be benchtop in format and shall fit and operate within a biosafety cabinet of dimensions of 46in W X 24in D X 30in H that will support 120 lbs without disrupting the enclosure airflow. 

  • The platform shall perform serial dilutions either across the plate or down the plate using standard disposable tip heads. 

  • The platform shall use 96-channel or 384-channel pipetting heads that are interchangeable, with independent tip pickup capability. 

  • The platform shall provide a minimum 15-position deck capacity. 

  • The platform shall dispense from 0.1 to 200 microliters. Dispensing accuracy and precision shall be no worse than 5% deviation. 

  • The platform shall be configurable to support shaking, heating, cooling, and filtration. These configurations are not required to be delivered with the platform; however, the platform shall be capable of accepting these configurations at a later date, if desired. 

  • The platform shall include a controller and software to generate custom protocols. 

  • The platform shall include a dedicated computer to control the machine. 

  • The platform shall be compatible with standard format microplates (96-well and 384-well). 

  • The platform shall operate under ambient conditions of 5 to 40 degrees Celsius and 10 to 90 percent relative humidity, non-condensing. No deck or plate temperature-control range is required.  

  • Compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local safety standards 

Files

File Type Posted
Requirements_Automated_Liquid_Handler.docx DOCX document
Sol_Doc75F40126Q00420(1).docx DOCX document

Notice history

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Automated Liquid Handling Platform Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
This notice Original Solicitation

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