--Biomek FXp Robotic workstation (customized)

The North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office plans to award a sole-source contract to Beckman Coulter, located in Brea, California, for the procurement of a customized Biomek FXP Dual Arm System with Span-8 and multichannel pipettors. The contract bypasses full and open competition, indicating the specialized nature of the equipment required. Delivery is scheduled for October 28, 2007, with the system to be shipped to the U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. Interested providers who believe they can supply the required robotic workstation are requested to demonstrate their capability and contact Felipe Romo by phone or email no later than August 24, 2007. This allows potential vendors the opportunity to express interest and support the agency’s needs, despite the initial intent to award directly to Beckman Coulter.