SOURCES SOUGHT - ONE (1) Cleavage and Deprotection Oven and ONE (1) Oligonucleotide Purification System with Additional Specifications

The contractor shall provide the following requirements for the required systems:

One (1) Oligonucleotide cleavage and deprotection oven/chamber shall include the following Salient characteristics:

• Programmable control of chamber temperature of up to 85 degrees Celsius.


• Must facilitate the timed control of reaction conditions.


• Must allow for user control of heat and pressure within the reaction chamber.


• Must be compatible with oligonucleotide cleavage and deprotection via standard methods under a variety of conditions including ammonia-based, ammonia-free, and liquid deprotection.


• Must include input and output gas controls for the reaction chamber.


• Shipping and Installation included.

One (1) Oligonucleotide purification system shall include the following Salient characteristics:

• Must be able to purify at least eight (8) different oligonucleotides per run cycle.


• Must be able to dispense from at least five (5) attached reagent bottles.


• Must automatically dispense reagents to the purification columns or cartridges to facilitate the purification of oligonucleotides.


• Must utilize reusable commercially available oligonucleotide purification columns or cartridges to purify oligonucleotides to high purity and quality.


• Must allow for flexible programming of purification conditions.


• Must allow for desalting, purification and collection of synthetic oligonucleotides.


• Shipping and Installation included.

Place of Performance: ARL-South, 2506 Speedway Ave., NMS 1.262 Austin, TX 78712