# QIAxcel Connect System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1164070

- Solicitation number: 1164070
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: USDA APHIS PPQ (128107)
- Place of performance: Beltsville, Maryland
- County: Prince George's County (FIPS 24033). https://abierto.us/counties/prince-george-s-county-md-24033
- City: Beltsville. https://abierto.us/cities/beltsville-md-2406400
- First posted: April 7, 2026
- Last posted: April 7, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/735e1d3a105e4f73952e8254f8863f06/view

## Description

The USDA, APHIS, PPQ, NIS National Specialists provide support for identifications of insect specimens intercepted as part of domestic and AQI (Agriculture Quarantine Inspection) programs at ports of entry and emergency program activities. The QIAxcel Connect System for the NIS Molecular Mycology Lab (MML) replaces traditional, labor-intensive gel analysis of DNA via a fully automated, high-throughput system that reduces working time and human error and increases quality of results.

## Publications

- April 7, 2026: Sources sought, due April 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 735e1d3a105e4f73952e8254f8863f06. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/735e1d3a105e4f73952e8254f8863f06/view

## Points of contact

- Jacob Pipkin, jacob.pipkin@usda.gov

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