Acquisition of Jess Automated Western Blot System
The National Institute of Mental Health requires a Jess Automated Western Blot System, an automated capillary-based immunoassay system including a warranty upgrade and operator training. The procurement is a firm fixed-price purchase order that is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Questions from offerors are due by April 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST. The system is specifically required from the manufacturer ProteinSimple, as it is deemed the only one that meets the government's minimum technical needs for reproducible, high-throughput protein analysis. The performance location is the NIMH Molecular Imaging Branch.