Purchase Order 1232SA26P0406
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- Element Biosciences, Inc., a San Diego-based small disadvantaged business manufacturer, received a $307,587.23 firm fixed-price purchase order contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to supply an AVITI whole genome short-read sequencer system. The procurement, awarded September 23, 2025, with completion due by December 31, 2025, was designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 334516. The AVITI system represents a next-generation...
- Element Biosciences, Inc., a San Diego-based small disadvantaged business specializing in next-generation DNA sequencing technologies, was awarded a $256,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on September 24, 2025. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, calls for the delivery of an Element AVITI System—a benchtop sequencing platform capable of whole genome and amplicon sequencing—to College Station, Texas,...
- Element Biosciences, Inc., a San Diego-based small disadvantaged business manufacturer, was awarded a $197,769.60 firm fixed-price purchase order by the USDA Agricultural Research Service on September 16, 2025, for 120 Element AVITI 2x150 Sequencing Kit Cloudbreak FS High Output units. This Total Small Business set-aside contract supports the agency's agricultural research initiatives through the procurement of high-throughput DNA sequencing kits capable of producing 1 billion reads per run with...
- Element Biosciences, Inc., a San Diego-based small disadvantaged business manufacturer of genomic research equipment, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $215,789.76 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Pacific West Area on August 19, 2024. The contract calls for the delivery of 120 units of AVITI 2x150 Sequencing Kit Cloudbreak FS High Output sequencing kits to support DNA sequencing operations at the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin...
- The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area (USDA-ARS-FRIID) awarded a $296,090 Purchase Order to Element Biosciences, Inc., doing business as Element Biosciences Inc., for an Element Biosciences AVITI System. The place of performance is San Diego, California and the period of performance is from July 25, 2023 through August 31, 2023. The contract utilizes a Firm Fixed Price pricing structure.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $42,251.36 firm fixed-price purchase order to Government Scientific Source Inc., a small business based in Reston, Virginia, for the procurement of one long-read large genome sequencer. The solicitation, issued on April 6, 2026, specified technical requirements for an instrument capable of producing 90 GB of sequencing data with reads of at least 20 kilobase fragments and the ability to detect DNA modifications. The...
- The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $33,256.25 firm fixed price purchase order to Government Scientific Source Inc., a small business based in Reston, Virginia, for the procurement of nanopore sequencing devices and consumables. The award, issued on September 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, includes a PromethION 2 Solo Pack and MinION Mk1D Pack for DNA sequencing research. The equipment will be delivered to the USDA...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plains Area division, awarded a $11,438.12 firm fixed-price purchase order to Illumina, Inc. on January 20, 2026, for scientific equipment relocation services related to an Illumina NextSeq 2000 sequencing system. The scope of work includes packing, unpacking, and recertification of the NextSeq 2000 instrument (Model VH00752), with performance to be completed at a location in Kerrville, Texas by February 6, 2026. This award was made without a set-aside...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has awarded a $34.7K purchase order to Government Scientific Source Inc., a small business based in Reston, Virginia, for a 12-month license and warranty agreement covering an Oxford Nanopore PromethION P24 A100 sequencing system. The contract, awarded on September 16, 2025, with a completion date of September 15, 2026, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with firm fixed-price terms. The equipment will...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area (USDA-ARS-FRIID) awarded a $1.35 million firm fixed price delivery order contract to Illumina, Inc. to procure four NextSeq 2000 sequencing platforms. The sequencing platforms will be delivered to Manhattan, Kansas to support the USDA-ARS-FRIID's agricultural research and development efforts. As the prime contractor, Illumina will provide the sequencing technology to the...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a purchase order to Element Biosciences, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for $135,150 on July 9, 2026, to upgrade an AVITI Model# 710-00413 sequencing instrument to the AVITI24 platform. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement under firm fixed-price terms. Work is performed in Kerrville, Texas. The upgrade includes replacement of computational and processing components, installation of latest software and system updates, and performance verification, with completion required by December 31, 2026. The upgraded system will deliver up to 50 percent higher sequencing output and support advanced multiomics applications. The solicitation was posted June 23, 2026, with quotes due July 3, 2026, under NAICS 334516 and PSC J066.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Upgrade Element Biosciences AVITI Model# 710-00413, USDA-ARS, KERRVILLE, TX | 1232SA26P0406 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service | Award Notice 2/2 | 7/10/26, 9:33 AM | |
Upgrade Element Biosciences AVITI Model# 710-00413, USDA-ARS, KERRVILLE, TX | 1232SA26Q0805 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service | Solicitation 1/2 | 6/23/26, 2:42 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $135.2k | 7/8/26 |