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- Country: USA
- Summary: Notice of Intent; Maintenance and Repair Service Agreement for Tecan Instruments
- UST Ref No: 124393787
- Deadline: 22 Aug 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: SHOPPR25000885
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Description
Please read this notice carefully as it constitutes the only notice that will be published. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract for preventative maintenance and repair services to Tecan U.S., Inc., (CAGE Code 1GUA3), 9401 Globe Center Drive, Suite 140, Morrisville, North Carolina, 27560. Currently, there are nineteen (19) Tecan robotic workstations that are being used by the FBI-s Laboratory Division (LD). Tecan U.S. is the only authorized vendor capable of providing hardware, firmware and software updates; and preventative maintenance and repair services of the Freedom EVO 150, Freedom EVO 200, Fluent 480, and the Fluent 780. These workstations are manufactured by Tecan U.S. The maintenance agreement will be for a base year and four (4) one-year option periods.
The FBI uses Tecan Robotic Workstations throughout the DNA analytical process. This equipment has been identified as a critical need, therefore requiring annual preventative maintenance visits to be compliant with accreditation and FBI Quality Assurance Standards. The use of any other robotic workstation other than those currently specified in the LD-s quality documentation would require development of new protocols, reviews, and approvals. Any new instrumentation would also require annual preventative maintenance services. The development of the aforementioned protocols is a lengthy, time-consuming process that entails detailed input by all Biologists, Forensic Examiners, Unit Chiefs, and the Biometrics Analysis Section-s (BAS) Technical Leader. The finished product requires review by the LD-s Forensic Analysis Support Unit (FASU), Technical Leader, and the LD-s Quality Manager.
Over two (2) decades of work has been committed to the DNA testing process and the instrumentation used. To make any changes would require extensive performance testing, validation, concordance testing, and re-establishment o... - Documents :
Purchaser : JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
2501 INVESTIGATION PKWY, QUANTICO , VA 22135, USA
Primary Point of Contact: Bryan Lane, bvlane@fbi.gov, Phone Number 703-632-8071
Email :bvlane@fbi.gov
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