THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park (RTP) Procurement Operation Division (RTPPOD) is seeking sourcing information and capability statements interested and capable parties to provide an automated liquid handling system that is tailored for nucleic acid purification (NAP) and is capable of contact-free detection of liquid levels of human reagents for evaluation of exposure to environmental contaminants. The RTPPOD are trying to determine if there¿s a system salient to the Eppendorf epMotion 5073m system. Requirement delivery location: 109 TW Alexander Drive, RTP, North Carolina 27709. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry (https://www.fbo.gov/). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to specific requirements. There will be no Award based on this sources sought. NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) shall be considered in this general sources sought. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Company Name and Point of Contact 2. DUNS number and CAGE Code 3. Small Business Certification(s) 4. A brief 1-page statement of capability All interested sources should submit information electronically to the Contract Specialist, Olin D. Newsome Jr. at: [email protected] by 12pm (EST) on October 12, 2018.

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