Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Pipette Calibration Systems
Deadline: 07 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 23 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 145737236
Document Ref. No.: 75D30126Q79012
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The program is requesting purchase of one SpeedCal Mobile multichannel pipette calibration system for the gravimetric testing of multichannel pipettes according to DIN EN ISO 8655 and one Cubis II single channel pipette calibration system with moisture trap, automated draft shield and proximity sensor. These items are manufactured by Sartorius Corporation.
In order for NCIRD to achieve their mission, laboratory equipment must be compliant with either the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations or with the International Standards Organization (ISO) requirements. These regulations and standards require calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment, including pipettes, to ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results and uphold quality control standards in clinical labs. This purchase is for two new calibration units that will be used for this purpose.
There are two gold-standard approaches to checking the accuracy of a pipette-s calibration—photometric, where the absorbance of a dye is measured to determine the volume actually delivered; and gravimetric, where distilled water is weighed to determine how much volume was delivered. The photometric method requires costly consumables in addition to equipment acquisition costs. In contrast, the gravimetric method only requires distilled water, and therefore the main associated cost is the equipment acquisition cost.
When calibrating a large number of pipettes using the gravimetric method, it is optimal to use a balance designed for the purpose of pipette calibrations. This specially-designed balance integrates with software to automatically capture the data (reducing transcription errors), and tares for the next reading to save the operator time and reduce errors from the redundancy of a repetitive task. The number of manufacturers of such systems is very limited.
The Sartorius Cubis® II MPS 116S single-channel pipette calibration balance and SpeedCal Mobile 12 multichannel pip...
Notice ID: 75d30126q79012
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Sub-tier: centers for disease control and prevention
Office: cdc office of acquisition services
Product Service Code: h252 - equipment and materials testing- measuring tools
NAICS Code: 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
Inactive Dates: aug 22, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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