NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation

The Department of Defense’s Defense Centers for Public Health‑Aberdeen is seeking a single Hamilton NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation to support rain‑water sample processing for population‑level biothreat surveillance. The award will be a firm‑fixed‑price purchase with delivery, installation, method programming, operator training, and a twelve‑month warranty. The system must meet detailed technical specifications including eight independent pipetting channels, conductive liquid level detection, integrated 96‑well thermal cycler, magnetic plate, and pre‑validated Illumina Viral Surveillance Panel v2 and Qiagen QIAseq protocols. The solicitation is a brand‑name RFQ; quotations must be submitted electronically by 12:00 pm EST on 15 Sep 2026. The contract will be awarded to the lowest‑priced technically acceptable offer. • Quantity: 1 Hamilton NGS STAR workstation (including shipping/freight). • Required capabilities: 96‑sample capacity, 8‑channel pipetting, cLLD, integrated thermal cycler, magnetic plate, temperature control 4‑70 °C, pre‑programmed viral surveillance protocols. • Services: delivery, installation, method programming, operator training, 12‑month warranty. • Delivery location: 8300 Ricketts Point Road, Bldg E2850, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010‑5000. • Submission: single PDF via email to the POC; firm‑fixed‑price only; LPTA evaluation (lowest price technically acceptable).