Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Firefly Genomics
Deadline: 13 Jan 2026
Posting Date: 24 Dec 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 132638345
Document Ref. No.: SourcesSought1160949
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This is a source-s sought notice as a means of conducting market research. The USDA APHIS is seeking all interested sources capable of providing a FireFly Genomics with ATL head and expansion module Machines Brand Name or equal. The USDA APHIS is considering awarding a firm fixed priced type contract. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The size standard for this NAICS code is 1000 employees for determination of small business status. Product Service Code is 6630. The specifications for the product are as follows.
Specifications:
Brand Name or equal FireFly Genomics with ATL head and expansion module. The salient characteristics are the Liquid handling system must be a TRUE positive displacement system of liquids for aspiration and non-contact dispensing with dispensing syringes. Positive displacement, non-contact dispensing is required to reduce reagent and sample waste, which is critical for sequencing work with expensive and irreplaceable/valuable samples. The pipetting system will include a large quantity tip air-displacement pipetting head, working in a minimum range from 0.5uL to 125uL. Plastic consumable tips will be automatically exchanged by the system and available in multiple channel arrays, for flexibility to work with a wide variety of well plates. The system must be able to automatically switch between these formats for flexibility. The system be all in one automation to eliminate the need for multiple separate instruments. The system will include precision pipetting, non-contact positive displacement dispensing, incubation, shaking, and on deck plate handling in a single compact benchtop instrument. The User Interface must be completely configurable to tailor the user experience rather than requiring restricted access to specific p...
Notice ID: sourcessought1160949
Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of
Sub-tier: animal and plant health inspection service
Office: mrpbs minneapolis mn
Product Service Code: 6630 - chemical analysis instruments
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: jan 13, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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