The USDA/ARS intends to award a Firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source, to:
Roche Diagnostics
9115 Hauge Road
PO Box 50414
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Description of Requirement: The objective of this sole source award is to procure the following items:
These materials will be used to characterize the exome of 96 bread wheat breeding lines in conjunction with the Plant Science Research Unit's genetic investigation of complex traits of plants.
Material Requirements:
• Must include Roche IRN4000015460 wheat exome capture probe set.
• Must include adapters compatible with sequencing on Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform.
• Must include design compatible hybridization blocking reagents for repetitive sequences.
• Must include enzymes and primers to facilitate target enrichment via ligation mediated PCR.
• Must include all necessary beads for target capture, size selection, and reaction purification.
Acceptable Materials Include:
• SeqCap EZ Share Developer 96 rxn IRN4000015460
• SeqCap adapter kit A 96 rxn
• SeqCap EZ developer reagent
• HyperPrep 96 rxn
• HyperCap Target Enrichment Kit 96 rxn
• HyperCap Bead Kit 96 rxn
The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516; the small business size standard is 1000 employees.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. All information received by 3:00 PM Central Time on August 16, 2019, will be considered by the Government. Responses shall be submitted to Lynn Hults at [email protected].
The e-mail subject line shall state: 12405B19P-974160 Notice of Intent to Sole Source. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.