Automated Liquid Handling Robot
FDA · FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 75F40126Q00158 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Amendment00001 The purpose of this amendment is to reopen the solicitation and establish a revised quotation due date. Based upon information obtained through market research, the Government has identified potential domestic availability of products capable of satisfying the Government�s minimum requirements. Vendors are invited to submit new or revised quotations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Questions are due August 12, 2026 at 12pm responses to this amendment are due by August 17, 2026, 2pm. (ET). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Vet… (show all)
erinary Medicine (CVM), has a requirement for the purchase of one (1) automated robotic liquid handling system capable of automating DNA shearing and AMPure bead cleanup workflows used in long-read sequencing library preparation. The system shall support automated processing of up to 96 samples in a 96-well plate format and be interoperable with the Government's existing Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) Sequel IIe sequencing environment and validated laboratory workflows. This acquisition is being conducted as a brand-name-or-equal procurement. Equal products must meet all stated salient characteristics, interoperability requirements, workflow compatibility requirements, and performance specifications. The requirement includes delivery, installation, operational verification, end-user training for a minimum of two users, consumables sufficient to process at least 200 samples, and a minimum 12-month manufacturer warranty. The system shall be new and unused; refurbished or remanufactured equipment will not be accepted. Delivery shall be made to the FDA CVM laboratory facility in Laurel, Maryland, within 60 days of award.
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 system
- Aug 21, 2026Z-SPEC, INC.$123KPost-Award Public Notice
- Jan 6, 2025CAPITOL CARBONIC CORP$403KWeekly deliveries of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
- Jan 2, 2025Atlantic For Services Inc$390KWeekly deliveries of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
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.