SAM #PTC-ETOP-2026

Automated Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation System for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), under the Department of Energy, is seeking proposals for the development of an automated system for plant tissue culture and transformation as part of the Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program (ETOP) 2026. - Government Buyer: - Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - The Regents of the University of California (DOE Contractor) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Design and development of an automated system for plant tissue culture and transformation, focused on biomass crops such as sorghum, miscanthus, and switchgrass - System must: - Identify, select, and remove embryogenic portions of calluses - Track growth and health of calluses - Handle at least 10,000 calluses per day, scalable up to 500,000 - Achieve a minimum 75% callus regeneration rate - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Highly automated, scalable solution for high-throughput plant tissue culture - Cost-reimbursement, no-fee subcontract under DOE management - Compliance with security, reporting, and property management requirements - Submission of representative certification form, preaward survey of accounting system, insurance certificate, sample cost proposal, and small business subcontracting plan - Work classified under NAICS 541714 (Biotechnology R&D) - Estimated Contract Value: - Up to $2 million over two years - Place of Performance: - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720

Description

Dear Prospective Offeror,

The University of California, on behalf of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), would like to invite you to participate in Request for Proposal (RFP) No. PTC-ETOP-2026 for development of an automated system for plant tissue culture and transformation. 

The RFP and associated documents (listed below) are attached hereto:

0.            RFP and Proposal Preparation Instructions

1.            Rep Cert Form (required with submission)

2.            Preaward Survey of Prospective Subcontractor’s Accounting System (required with submission)

3.            Sample Subcontract

4.            Insurance Certificate Instructions

5.           Sample Cost Proposal

6.           Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Timeline of Events:

RFP Release – 04/29/2026

Offeror Questions Due – 05/14/2026

Proposals Due – 06/01/2026, no later than 12 p.m. PDT

Oral Presentations – TBD

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