INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE - OPENTRONS ROBOT

Department of Commerce · NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION · Special Notice · 26-471

posted 24 August 2026 · closed 8 September 2026 · NAICS 334516 · PSC 6640

Summary

NOAA intends to award a sole‑source purchase order for an Opentrons Flex Liquid Handler robot and three years of service to automate eDNA metabarcoding workflows at the National Systematics Laboratory. The acquisition focuses on a specialized laboratory automation platform with an open‑source Python API, modular hardware, and a user‑friendly interface for biologists.

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