Summary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), located in Champaign, Illinois, is conducting pre-solicitation market research for the procurement of eDNA Autosampler Equipment (allowable alternate brands to Smith-Root). The lab seeks one submersible platform from Dartmouth Ocean Technologies (DOT) rated for 5m submersion and one shore-based platform from MTE Instruments, both field-deployable with solar/battery power and capable of autonomous water collection/filtration on 47 mm filters while preserving 8+ samples for at least 30 days. This is a pre-solicitation notice (FAR Part 5.101(a)) under notice ID W9132T26QAeDNA; it is NOT a grant or formal solicitation, and interested parties are asked to submit capability statements to CERL-CT_Quotes@usace.army.mil by July 13, 2026.