What the agency is buying

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The Department of the Interior is purchasing one BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400 for the National Institutes of Health. This is a firm-fixed-price contract, and offers were evaluated based on a sole-source justification.

Scope

Purchase of one BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400 robotic cell-culture and bioprinting platform.
Includes BioApps Studio software, a three-year parts warranty, and one-year software maintenance.

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Details

Place of performance: HERNDON, Virginia
Buyer type: Federal
Notice type: Justification
Solicitation no.: 140D04-26-Q-0839
NAICS: NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing): 28 open RFPs
Size standard: 1,000 employees SBA table, NAICS 334516
PSC: PSC 6650 (OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES)
Quantity: 1 each from attachment p.1
Period of performance: approximately 15.5 months from attachment p.1
Contract type: Firm-fixed-price from attachment p.1
Approved sources: Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, LLC from attachment p.1
Local presence: Not required
Amendments: None since Sep 21
Contact: Onyszko, Melissa
Office: DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES · IBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004)
Email: MELISSA_ONYSZKO@IBC.DOI.GOV
Phone: 7039643638

Not stated in the notice: estimated value, FOB terms. Check the bid documents.

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Key dates

Mon, Sep 21Posted

Not statedQuestions due

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Change log

verified Sat, Oct 10 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Mon, Sep 21; verified Sat, Oct 10 · 12:30 AM ET.

Change log starts Oct 5, 2026 (tracking began); earlier amendments at SAM.gov are being pulled in.

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66--BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400

BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400

What this office paid before

USAspending.gov, last 36 months

7 awards matched · tier 1: this contracting office (140D04) + PSC 6650. Most recent:

Sep 22ELEMENT BIOSCIENCES, INC.THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACQUISITION IS TO ENHANCE THE SHARED RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI), CENTER FOR CANCER RES140D0426P0333 · PURCHASE ORDER · Departmental Offices · ends Sep 21, 2027$315K

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