eDNA Autosampler - Sources Sought Tender, USA - 124464080

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: eDNA Autosampler - Sources Sought

Deadline: 22 Aug 2025

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 124464080

Document Ref. No.: PIFSC-25-0001

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Name: Login to see tender_details

Address: Login to see tender_details

Email: Login to see tender_details

Login to see details

Tender Details

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.



Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation.

Background:

NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Pelagic Research Program is purchasing two environmental eDNA autosamplers. These eDNA autosamplers are single units that are capable of collecting and filtering multiple water samples, at various intake rates and self-preservation. They can be operated by a single person on NOAA Ships, chartered vessels and small boats or attached to a variety of gear for accurate spatial sampling. They also avoid many of the contamination issues associated with current water filtering methods.



Environmental DNA (eDNA) methodology is realized as a cost-effective and logistically-simple research tool. PIFSC currently uses it to estimate fish abundance and to identify invasive and protected species, such as Pearl Harbor octocorals and the mystery cetaceans at Cross Seamount. The current method of collecting eDNA samples at sea (Niskin bottles on CTD rosettes) is laborious, time-consuming, sensitive to contamination issues, and cannot be performed from small boats. Further, it can result in spatial and temporal mismatches with other gear used during pelagic surveys. Autosamplers overcome these issues by filtering in-situ and, when attached to a glider, net, or hydrophone array, they collect more water at target depths ...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : PIFSC-25-0001
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Aug 13, 2025 01:00 pm HST
Original Response Date: Aug 22, 2025 12:00 pm HST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Sep 06, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code:
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance:

Documents

 Tender Notice