Description
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) is seeking information on compact high-throughput automated liquid handling systems for the Crime Lab Division's (CLD) CODIS laboratory. The goal is to identify space-efficient solutions that can maintain identical processing capabilities and throughput while operating within a significantly reduced physical footprint. The ideal system should have a physical footprint of less than 52”L x 31”W x 39”H, support high-precision pipetting, and have a deck configuration optimized for simple workflows.
• The system must be capable of high-precision pipetting, specifically supporting accurate liquid transfers down to 20 ul or less.
• The deck configuration should be optimized for simple, low-complexity workflows, requiring only a minimal number of deck spaces to accommodate sample processing.
• The system must support the fluid transfer from single 2 mL source tubes directly into standard 96-well PCR target plates.
• The pipetting architecture must offer the capability or potential configuration to pipette up to 8 rows simultaneously to facilitate rapid plate setup.
• The system must be engineered for high-throughput sample processing, functioning quickly and efficiently to maintain optimal laboratory workflows.