The procurement seeks two igus ReBeL EduMove mobile robot arms (part number RBTX-IGUS-0243) for the Robotics Laboratory in NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, to support two funded NORA research projects on human-robot interaction. These robots must operate exclusively within an isolated secure local environment with no internet or enterprise network connection, requiring local programming and ROS 2 compatibility. This is a brand-name-or-equal competition, but only the specified igus model will be accepted, evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. Offerors must quote exactly two units of the specified part number.

This procurement is for two robotic platforms to support funded human-robot interaction research projects at the NIOSH Robotics Laboratory in Morgantown, WV. The robots must be compatible with ROS 2 and will operate exclusively within an isolated, closed network environment (ISLE) to comply with CDC/NIOSH IT security policies. This is a brand-name-or-equal competition, but only the igus ReBeL EduMove (part number RBTX-IGUS-0243) will be accepted, and offerors must quote that exact part number. Quotations will be evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. The platforms are necessary for controlled experimental studies evaluating operator safety, trust, and performance when interacting with mobile robot arms.