Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program (ETOP) 2026 - Development of an automated system for plant tissue culture and transformation
Energy, Department of · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
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- Response deadline
- May 31, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
- Solicitation
- PTC-ETOP-2026
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- PSC
- GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCHAJ12
- Place of performance
- Berkeley, CA, USA
- Contracting office
- BERKELEY NATL LAB - DOE CONTRACTOR · Berkeley · CA
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 15, 2026
Description
This RFP is hereby modified as of 5/15/26 to add the attached Question & Answer document. All others terms and conditions of this RFP remain the same. __________________________________________________________ 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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Typical award size
$99,900
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $18,200 and $158,119
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- 1UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA1 award$5.94M
- 2AB SCIEX LLC1 award$254,624
- 3FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.1 award$158,119
- 4SIGMA-ALDRICH, INC.1 award$146,644
- 5SEQMATIC, LLC1 award$99,900
- 6LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION1 award$48,887
- 7INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC2 awards$27,300
- 8FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.1 award$14,799
Recent examples
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- LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONSep 19, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$48,887Source
- FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.Sep 19, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$14,799Source
- SEQMATIC, LLCSep 4, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$99,900Source
- SIGMA-ALDRICH, INC.Aug 12, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$146,644Source
- FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.Jul 23, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$158,119Source
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMay 30, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$5.94MSource
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