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USDA ARS Automated DNA Analysis System

Closed — responses were due 22 Sep 2026 · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Forest Service, USDA · Hilo, HI · NAICS 334516 · Solicitation 127EAU26Q0080

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	127EAU26Q0080
Notice ID	344cf69f2a3d40a597e30a74e4e9bfaa
Agency	Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sub-agency	Forest Service
Contracting office	USDA-FS, CSA SOUTHWEST 4
NAICS code	334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Product / service code (PSC)	6632
Set-aside	Small Business Set Aside - Total
Notice type	Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Posted	17 September 2026
Response deadline	22 September 2026 (closed)
Place of performance	Hilo, HI, USA

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the solicitation; quotations are being requested under Solicitation No. 127EAU26Q0080. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is seeking an Automated DNA Analysis and Size Selection Pulsed-Field Electrophoresis System, LightBench Discover or equivalent, including the required installation kit, installation, setup, calibration, and customer training. The proposed system must meet or exceed the minimum salient characteristics identified in the attached Specifications Sheet, including automated gel-based DNA size selection, recovery of selected DNA, pulsed-field electrophoresis capability, fragment-length analysis of at least 80 kb, DNA quantification, and compatibility with next-generation sequencing workflows. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 334516.. The Government intends to make one firm-fixed-price award. Contractors must submit pricing for all line items. Exact products or verified same/similar equivalent products will be considered. Submit quotations and any questions regarding this solicitation by email to veronica.beck@usda.gov. Please reference Solicitation No. 127EAU26Q0080 in the subject line.

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127EAU26Q0080 Commercial Service RFQ.pdf
127EAU26Q0080 Specifications Sheet.pdf
127EAU26Q0080 SF 1449.pdf

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