Purchase Order 1232SA25P0349
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- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area awarded a $28,152 firm fixed price purchase order to SGS North America Inc. to provide maize genotyping and DNA extraction services from leaf samples. The solicitation requested maize genotyping, DNA extraction, System for Award Management registration, and compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines to support the agency's agricultural research efforts....
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $45,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Molbreeding Biotechnology LLC, a small business, for genotyping services supporting the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) project. Under solicitation 1232SA25Q0591, the contractor will perform comprehensive genotyping analysis on 2,500 maize line samples using a 45,000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker panel. The scope of work encompasses kernel chipping, DNA...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service awarded a $24,960.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, for targeted genotyping-by-sequencing of 2,496 wheat DNA samples. This purchase order was issued under a full and open solicitation with no set-aside. The work will be performed at the USDA facility in Manhattan, Kansas and is required to be completed within 8 weeks of the contractor receiving the...
- This is a $24,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service to Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. The contract is for targeted genotyping by sequencing (GBS) of 2,400 wheat DNA samples using the AgriSeq wheat genotyping panel. The work must be completed by September 5, 2025. This contract was awarded as a result of a sources sought notification issued by the USDA,...
- This federal contract award to LGC Genomics LLC, a private company that specializes in genomics products and services, was issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The $14,823.40 firm fixed-price purchase order is for the provision of 5,000 customized DNA extraction kits, specifically the SBEADEX MAXI PLANT OKTOPURE* CUSTOMIZED USDA ARS NC KIT, to support the agency's agricultural research efforts. This award is not associated with a...
- This federal contract award was made by a Civilian agency to LGC Genomics LLC, a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of genomics products and services. The $21,497.25 firm-fixed-price Purchase Order is for a 12-month service period, providing DNA extraction equipment, sequencing services, genotyping assays, and related software tools to support agricultural research. The contract is not set aside and is part of LGC Genomics' ongoing work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's...
- This firm fixed price purchase order for $9,408 was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service to Covariance Biosciences, LLC DBA Agriplex Genomics to provide genotyping services. The original solicitation requested genotyping of plant samples in support of USDA agricultural research programs, to be performed at the specified location. As the prime contractor, Covariance Biosciences will perform DNA isolation, assay design, and single nucleotide polymorphism...
- This federal contract award was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to LGC Genomics LLC, a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of genomics products and services. The $11,491.65 firm fixed-price purchase order is for the delivery of 5,000 SBEADEX MAXI PLANT OKTOPURE customized DNA extraction kits and related SBEADEX reagents. The work will be performed in Raleigh, North Carolina and has an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2020. This...
- This is a $25,152 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Genewiz, LLC, a subsidiary of Azenta, Inc. (doing business as Brooks). The contract is for next-generation DNA sequencing services, including sample fragmentation, library preparation, and sequencing on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform. The work is being performed at the USDA Agricultural Research Service facility in Ames, Iowa. The contract was awarded under a total small business...
- The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a purchase order contract valued at thirty-one thousand seventy-three dollars and twelve cents ($31,073.12) to LGC Genomics LLC for DNA isolation reagents. The contract will provide customized sbeadex magnetic bead-based plant DNA extraction kits, AMP Elution Buffer base reagent, two hundred microliter robotic pipetting tips, and ninety-six-well storage plates for extracting DNA from large plant populations at...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $18.2K firm fixed-price purchase order to SGS North America Inc. on September 19, 2025, for DNA extraction and genotyping services on maize varieties. Under solicitation 1232SA25Q0204, SGS North America will process approximately 1,000 maize varieties and conduct genotyping analysis across roughly 8,000 single nucleotide polymorphism marker loci. The work involves extracting DNA from leaf tissue samples, performing quality control assessments, determining genotypes across the genome, and delivering marker data electronically, with two key deliverables due within 60 days of receiving tissue samples. The contract runs through September 18, 2026, with all work performed at the Midwest Area Plant Introduction Research facility at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The solicitation was designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), and SGS North America—a foreign-owned entity headquartered in Bloomfield, New Jersey—was selected through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology. SGS North America brings substantial relevant experience in scientific testing and analytical services, having demonstrated extensive capabilities across multiple federal agencies including the CDC, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Geological Survey. The award carries no separate set-aside designation, and the government retains ownership of all generated genomic data, though the performing institution may utilize the data for service improvements.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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DNA extraction and genotyping maize | 1232SA25Q0204 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service | Solicitation 1/1 | 7/15/25, 10:08 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $18.2k | 9/17/25 |