Request for Proposal RFP-PR462809 Peptide Synthesizer

UT-Battelle, LLC, acting as the Management & Operations contractor for Oak Ridge National Laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy, is seeking proposals for the procurement of a single Peptide Synthesizer to support a federally funded project. The solicitation, numbered PR462809, was posted on May 15, 2026, with proposals due by May 22, 2026, and is structured as a Fixed Price contract awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. The sole technical requirement is strict compliance with the Bill of Materials detailed in Attachment C, with no exceptions permitted; proposals failing to fully meet this specification will be rejected as unacceptable. Delivery must occur on-site at ORNL in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a start date of May 26, 2026, and end date of November 27, 2026. Domestic shipments are FOB Destination, while international shipments follow DAP terms, and all delivery personnel must be U.S. citizens. Payment terms are Net 30 days for large businesses and Net 15 days for small businesses, processed via electronic funds transfer, with invoicing procedures not explicitly defined. The contract incorporates numerous FAR, DEAR, and DOE-specific clauses addressing patent rights, property management, nonconforming item reporting, anti-kickback provisions, employment verification, Buy American Act compliance, whistleblower protections, workplace substance abuse, and security requirements, including personal identity verification of personnel and NIST SP 800-171 safeguards for Controlled Unclassified Information. Offerors must submit complete technical and cost proposals in Excel, Word, or PDF, limited to 25 pages for the technical section, and are required to provide a Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov. Additional certifications must be completed, including disclosures for organizational conflicts of interest, foreign end products, export-controlled items, and patent rights waivers. The offeror must maintain $2 million in commercial general liability and professional liability insurance and agree to indemnify UT-Battelle for security breaches, negligence, or unauthorized disclosure. All data handling must include encrypted PII transmission, a one-hour incident reporting window, and certified destruction of confidential information within 60 business days after contract close. No contract value is published as pricing data in Attachment C is incomplete or missing.