Microbial Cell Sorter

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$251,000 to $500,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
Through
NAICS code
334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Place of performance
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Forecast number
61108
Points of contact

Forecast details come from the Commerce Department's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is forecasting a new requirement for the acquisition of a fluorescence-assisted cell sorter (FACS) instrument designed for use with microbial cultures and matrix materials. This procurement may involve the trade-in of an existing government-owned instrument as part of the transaction. The solicitation is estimated to be released on May 15, 2026, with an anticipated award date of August 15, 2026.

The estimated award value ranges from $251,000 to $500,000, with the contract to be awarded through open market competition as a definitive/awarded contract. The instrument will be located and utilized at NIST's facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. For inquiries regarding this opportunity, interested parties should contact Daniel Dender, Acquisition Liaison for the Material Measurement Laboratory at NIST, via email at daniel.dender@nist.gov.

Forecast text

Acquisition of new fluorescence assisted cell sorter (FACS) instrument for use with microbial cultures and matrix materials. May involve trade-in of an existing, government owned instrument.

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