Specifications include, but are not limited to: THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES, GENE CONSERVATION LABORATORY, IS SOLICITING BIDS FOR A ROBOTIC LIQUID HANDLING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM TO REPLACE OUR EXISTING BECKMAN COULTER SINGLE-POD BIOMEK FX ; The liquid handling system will include liquid handling instrumentation and computer hardware and software that will integrate with GCL’s existing laboratory protocols to perform SNP genotyping via NextGen sequencing on Illumina’s NextSeq platform and microsatellite genotyping via Applied Biosystems’ 3730 DNA Analyzer. The system must be capable of independent, hands-off operation during the run of a liquid handling program, allowing the operator to prepare supplies for following runs. Bid must also include installation of the instrument by a qualified technician and hands-on training for performing all the processes named above with telephone and on-site support. The liquid handling system will be used for 384-well to 96-well microplate transfers and vice versa, 96-well dilutions, and 384-well to 384-well transfers. The instrument must provide for completely automatic selfcalibration. The instrument must include an internal or external controller with all operating systems and controlling software pre-installed and be capable of operating without a network connection, or be compatible with, and the controlling software installed after, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game; Office of Information Technology (OIT) installs its standard OS and security software using an image installation process. The controller must have a user interface equivalent to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse for programming of liquid handling methods. The instrument must be no larger than thirty-four inches deep, eighty-eight inches wide, fifty-five inches high, with weight light enough to be supported by a standard plywood cabinet with a one-inchthick epoxy resin countertop.
