THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. The National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Expression Analysis Incorporated, Durham, NC. The Intramural Research Division (IRD) has a requirement for NextGen sequencing services for Ribonucleic acid (RNA). The required services are in order to allow for the completion of ongoing research projects within the Epigenomics Core Laboratory (ECL) of the Epigenetic and Stem Cell Biology Lab. The Contractor shall provide sequencing support for making libraries and shall provide the data in both fastq and in cel file format. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide NextGen sequencing that includes high quality NextGen library construction with proper QC confirmation. The Contractor shall provide NextGen RNA sequencing runs/lanes of high quality constructed libraries with accompanying bioinformatics support.
 

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements in conjunction with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541380, "Testing Laboratories" with a size standard of $15.0M.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responses received within 10 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 10 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, the order will be issued to Expression Analysis. There is no solicitation package available. The Contracting Officer for this requirement is Ms. Onyenauché Washington. All questions or concerns relating to this notice shall be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

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