Latest US Flow Cytometer Contracts & Bids

This is a sources sought notice, not a solicitation, for a flow cytometer. The notice seeks information from qualified small businesses, including Hubzone, service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a), veteran-owned, woman-owned, and small disadvantaged businesses. The notice requests information on the availability and capability of qualified small business sources, their size classification, and the availability of domestic sources manufactured in the US. Responses must include the place of manufacture, size status, and type of business. The government anticipates awarding a commercial, severable, fixed-price type purchase order with a lump sum payment after acceptance of deliverables. Estimated delivery is 90 days after receipt of order.

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), in support of the Defense Centers for Public Health (Aberdeen DCPH A), awarded a contract to Becton, Dickinson and Company on a sole source basis. The contract is for preventative maintenance and repair services for their facslyric cytomenter and universal loader.

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) intends to award a sole-source contract to Becton Dickinson and Company for the recertification of two BD LSRFortessa and BD LSRFortessa X20 instruments. The contract is awarded without competition, in accordance with SC Consolidated Procurement Code 11 35 **** a and regulation 19 **** b 5.

The US General Services Administration has terminated the lease for the Bozeman Fish Health Center, requiring a relocation of sensitive laboratory equipment and supplies between August 18, 2025, and August 29, 2025. The contract is a firm fixed price contract for moving services. The contractor is responsible for all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the relocation services. The contractor must have verifiable experience with packing, crating, and transporting scientific or medical-grade lab equipment, adhering to lab requirements, and utilizing appropriate transportation methods for minimizing vibration and shock protection. Detailed documentation of the move process, including inventories, packing lists, and secured chain of custody forms, is required. The government will evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the quality assurance surveillance plan. The contractor is not required to perform services on holidays. The work will be performed at the Bozeman Fish Health Center and Bozeman Fish Technology Center. The government has unlimited rights to all documents and materials produced under this contract. Contractor and subcontractor personnel may receive, have access to, or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information, and must notify the contracting officer immediately if such access or participation may result in any actual or potential organizational conflict of interests.

The tender is for the supply of a BD Accuri C6 Plus flow cytometer system, along with various accessories and service contracts. Delivery is scheduled for July 25, 2025. The notice includes detailed specifications for the items, including required optical alignment, flow cell specifications, minimum detectable particle size, and sample volume. Service contracts for 3 years are also part of the requirements. The delivery location is specified as the University of California, Irvine. The tender notice also includes a comprehensive set of contract terms and conditions, including clauses related to inspection, acceptance, assignment, changes, disputes, excusable delays, invoices, payment, patent indemnity, risk of loss, taxes, termination for convenience or cause, title, warranty, limitation of liability, and compliance with various laws and regulations. Additional information about the required documents, participation criteria, process stages, cost of the dispute, deadlines for clarification and objection, exclusivity for certain types of companies, deadlines for starting services, and deadlines for total delivery of services is not explicitly mentioned.