This is a firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VISN 4) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Illumina, Inc., a manufacturer of genetic sequencing equipment and analytical instruments. The contract, valued at $275,227.48, is for the provision of sequencing equipment and related goods and services.
Illumina has a history of providing sequencing systems, reagents, and bioinformatics support to various federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Department of Agriculture (USDA), in addition to the VA. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Illumina has also served as a subcontractor to prime contractors such as Triad National Security and Battelle Memorial Institute, providing sequencing systems and support. Additionally, Illumina holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract worth up to $3.3 million with the Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to support nucleic acid sequencing needs.