Automated Liquid Handling Platform
FDA · FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 75F40126Q00423 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says
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 col… (show all)
umns, 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
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $323K to $416K, median $397K; range $123K to $454K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURBOFIL PACKAGING MACHINES, LLC | 1 | $454K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| CAPITOL CARBONIC CORP | 1 | $403K | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Atlantic For Services Inc | 1 | $390K | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Z-SPEC, INC. | 1 | $123K | Aug 21, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 24, 2026TURBOFIL PACKAGING MACHINES, LLC$454KAutomated Vial Capper Machine and Labeler systemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 21, 2026Z-SPEC, INC.$123KPost-Award Public NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 6, 2025CAPITOL CARBONIC CORP$403KWeekly deliveries of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 2, 2025Atlantic For Services Inc$390KWeekly deliveries of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Food & Drug Administration (FDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Food & Drug Administration (FDA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 129 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.