The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has a requirement to procure services to process DNA using a new high-density gene microarray to define the genotype of individual mice at many loci throughout the genome. The Mouse Universal Genotyping Array (MUGA) provides 7,851 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers (built on the Illumina Infinium platform). The MUGA design criteria makes it optimal for detecting heterozygous regions and discriminating between haplotypes in homozygous regions. The array's allele frequencies and haplotypes were derived from eight laboratory mouse strains (A/J, C57BL/6J, 129S1/SvImJ, NOD/LtJ, NZO/HlLtJ, CAST/EiJ, PWK/PhJ, and WSB/EiJ).

This is not set-aside for Small Businesses. Interested vendors capable of providing, at a minimum, fifty-one percent (51%) of the required service should submit their request to the below address. It is anticipated that the Request for Quotation (RFQ) NIH-NICHD-12-049 will be available fourteen days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due twelve days after the release of the RFQ. Request for copies of the RFQ must be in writing to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 6100 Executive Blvd., Room 5Z00, Rockville, MD 20852 Attention: Tracey Muck or via email to [email protected]. FAX quotations must contain offeror's name, address, telephone number and fax number. FAX quotations will be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. Fax number: 301-480-8844. Any questions must be sent via email to [email protected] and must include solicitation # NIH-NICHD-12-049 in the subject line of the email.

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