Delivery Order GS35F0598R-AG32SDD120193

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $805,727 firm fixed price delivery order contract to Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. for sequencers, associated supplies, and reagents to support research efforts in Stoneville, Mississippi and Hilo, Hawaii. As part of its mission to conduct agricultural research to develop solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority, the ARS will utilize the sequencing equipment and consumables provided under...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery awarded a $33,850 firm fixed price purchase order to Novogene Corp Inc. to sequence 200 cotton DNA samples. Per the original solicitation, the contractor will measure DNA quantity and quality, construct a specialized library using a PCR-free preparation method, sequence the library using next-generation sequencing to generate 24 gigabytes of sequence data for each sample, and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $248,411.52 firm fixed price delivery order to Illumina, Inc., a manufacturer of sequencing and genomic analysis solutions, for the provision of ISELECT 24X1 HTS CUSTOM DNA ANALYSIS KIT (288 SAMPLES) and INFINIUM XT ISELECT-96 KIT (1152 SAMPLES). This award is not associated with a set-aside program. Illumina has a history of supporting genomic sequencing and analysis needs across various federal agencies, including the NIH,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA, ARS) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $34,650.00 to Genewiz, LLC for genome sequencing services. This award was made under a total small business set-aside solicitation and the associated NAICS code is 541714 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)). Genewiz, a subsidiary of Azenta, Inc. (doing business as Brooks), is a global contract...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $28,215 firm fixed price delivery order to Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. to provide Sequel II Sequencing Kits and Smart Cell 8M Trays. The products will support agricultural research being conducted by ARS at its Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery location in West Menlo Park, California. No set-aside designation was used for this contract award to supply sequencing materials for the agency's...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Pacific West Area (ARS FRII D PWA) awarded a $35,180 firm fixed price call against its Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) 12905B19A0002 to Molecular Research LP for DNA sequencing services. The contract calls for Molecular Research LP to perform DNA sequencing in support of ARS research programs based in Shallowater, Texas, with work expected to be completed by May 29, 2020. As the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $110,592 firm fixed-price purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation. The contract is for the delivery of custom 60K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays and associated reagents and consumables to expand the high-throughput genotyping capabilities of the USDA ARS Shellfish Genetics Laboratory in Lincoln, Nebraska. This full and open solicitation was not...

The National Human Genome Research Institute, a civilian agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $16,320.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Gene Codes Corp, a for-profit organization and Subchapter S Corporation, for the provision of Sequencher software. Sequencher is a bioinformatics software suite used for DNA sequence assembly, analysis, and management. This award, which does not have a set-aside designation, will support the agency's genomic research and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Northeast Area awarded a $222,349.12 firm fixed price delivery order to Illumina, Inc. of San Diego, California. The order is for NEXTSEQ 500/550 HIGH OUTPUT KIT V2.5 (300 CYCLES) laboratory equipment and consumables to support the agency's research and development efforts. No set-aside designation was applied to this award made against an unspecified government-wide acquisition...

This firm fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Illumina, Inc., a manufacturer of genetic and genomic analysis instruments and reagents. The $308,050.00 award is for the provision of a NEXTSEQ 2000 sequencing system, which is used to support genomic sequencing and analysis work conducted by USDA ARS in Manhattan, Kansas. Illumina has a history of providing sequencing platforms and associated consumables to various...