UR15e Pick & Place Kit or Domestic Equivalent.

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is procuring a UR15e Pick & Place Kit or domestic equivalent for its Neutron Scattering Division through solicitation RFQ388631. The procurement includes four key robotic components: a Universal Robots UR15 Collaborative Robot Arm, a Triple A Robotics Wingman Tool Changer, a Force Copilot kit for UR eSeries, and a Hand-E Gripper Kit for UR e-Series, with one unit of each component required. This firm fixed price subcontract falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and requires vendors to submit comprehensive proposals including pricing, delivery schedules, and completed representations and certifications. The award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror, with proposals due by July 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST and a 120-day offer validity period required. Potential offerors may submit questions via email to Landen Treadway at treadwayla@ornl.gov by July 3, 2025.

This procurement has no small business set-aside designation and allows for equivalent alternatives to the specified robotic components, providing flexibility in vendor selection while maintaining core technical requirements. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are mentioned in the solicitation materials, though the procurement is being conducted under the simplified acquisition threshold with comprehensive terms and conditions applying to contracts under $250,000. The Bill of Materials specifies a quantity of one for each of the four required components, with vendors expected to provide detailed pricing, manufacturer information, country of origin, and lead times for each item. Performance will take place at Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, with the anticipated period of performance to be determined upon contract award. The procurement is managed by UT-Battelle LLC under Department of Energy Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725, with extensive flowdown clauses and compliance requirements applicable to the selected contractor.