California eProcure #0000040546

California DOJ seeks a Hamilton STARlet AL laboratory automation system and related services

The California Department of Justice is seeking a complete Hamilton STARlet AL automation system for its Bureau of Forensic Services laboratory in Richmond. - Government buyer: California Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Forensic Services, including the Bureau of Forensic Services Laboratory / Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory. - Primary OEM: Hamilton Robotics / Hamilton Company. The request is brand-limited to Hamilton equipment; new, current-production products are required. - System requested: One STARlet AL liquid-handling system with software, pipetting channels, carriers, modules, a heater shaker, accessories, verification supplies, and consumables. Part numbers and quantities are listed below. - Other named brands and references: Eppendorf 1.5 mL tubes; ABI reagent-module and magnetic-ring-stand items; and Mettler balance equipment referenced for pipetting verification. These references do not make other brands acceptable substitutes for the Hamilton system. - Services and notable requirements: Room-of-choice delivery by a four-person crew, installation with IQ/OQ and pipetting-volume verification, method programming, operator training, a 12-month warranty, a six-month preventive-maintenance check, and an additional one-year service contract. Contract service includes annual preventive maintenance and verification, priority dispatch, a target 24-hour and guaranteed 48-hour response for a down instrument, a guaranteed four-hour callback, and parts, travel, and labor. Service personnel must be factory-trained and based in the United States; support may be virtual or onsite. - Delivery requirement: Hardware delivery is required within 30 days after receipt of the purchase order.

Description

The California Department of Justice is soliciting bids for a new Hamilton STARlet instrument and associated equipment, software, accessories, delivery, installation, method programming, and operator training. The scope also includes instrument verification, a one-year warranty, a six-month preventive maintenance check, and an additional one-year service contract with annual preventive maintenance. The instrument is for the Bureau of Forensic Services laboratory in Richmond, California. Bidders must quote all requested items using the provided cost worksheet; products from other brands will not be accepted.

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