THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information.

USDA, ARS is seeking a vendor to provide the following:

Quantity of 24 – 96 well plasmid prep and bi-directional sequencing

Quantity of   1 – per plasmid prep in plate

Quantity of   1 – per sequencing reaction in plate

The result of this market research will contribute to determining whether there are adequate sources available from which to receive competitive quotes.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties, who consider themselves qualified to provide the product as detailed are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 5:00 PM CST, March 30, 2015. If your organization has appropriate qualifications and capacity to provide this product, please provide the following information: (1) A complete and "active registration in SAM (System for Award Management) database which includes DUNS number, Organization name, address, contact name, email address, Web site address, telephone number, type of organization, small business type (if any), etc; and (2) A list of previous customers (Federal Preferred) which were provided equipment similar in nature. Request potential sources only submit the minimum information necessary.

THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. However, the Contracting Officer may contact sources to gather additional information as needed.

Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail. Please submit all information to [email protected] Telephone calls will not be accepted.