This is a fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) to Seqmatic, LLC, a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business, for whole-genome sequencing of 96 rainbow trout samples at 30X coverage. The contract has a total ceiling value of $32,656.00 and a completion date of December 5, 2024. The original solicitation was a sources sought notice for market research, seeking providers of genomic sequencing...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Northeast Area for $7,489.00 to the University of Delaware, a private research university. The contract is for DNA library preparation and high-fidelity or continuous long-read single-molecule real-time (SMRT) cell sequencing using a Sequel II system. The University of Delaware has extensive experience conducting federal research and development work, including animal health testing for the USDA. This...
<p>The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $9,828 firm fixed price purchase order to the University of Delaware for genomic DNA PacBio sequencing. As a private university and 1862 land grant college located in Newark, Delaware, the University of Delaware will provide these sequencing services to support the agency's agricultural research efforts. No set-aside was used for this award made under an indefinite delivery vehicle.</p>
This is a federal contract award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Northeast Area to Seqcoast Genomics, LLC for non-human whole genome sequencing services. The contract award, valued at $11,189.50, is for a bundle of 175 bacterial genome samples requiring 1 GB of sequencing data per sample, utilizing Illumina library preparation and HiSeq sequencing with 2x150 bp paired-end format. The award is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with a completion...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Genewiz, LLC, a small business contract research organization, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture (NCCCWA). The contract, valued at $27,550.00, is for PacBio whole genome sequencing of 30 rainbow trout samples to support structural genome variants analysis. The work is being performed under a total small business set-aside solicitation and will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $27,820 firm-fixed price purchase order to the University of Delaware to perform high-fidelity DNA sequencing of alfalfa genomic samples. The contract supports the USDA ARS's goal of developing genomic resources for alfalfa, which currently lacks a reference genome. The University of Delaware will isolate DNA, prepare libraries, and conduct long-read sequencing using Pacific Biosciences technology to generate...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service awarded a $152,998.98 firm fixed-price purchase order to Illumina, Inc. to provide a next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform to support research on North American Atlantic salmon aquaculture and genetic improvement. This procurement does not have a set-aside designation. Through previous federal contract awards, Illumina has provided sequencing instruments, reagents, and bioinformatics products to support genomic...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $40,277.52 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Genohub, Inc. of Austin, Texas to provide high molecular weight DNA extraction from trout fin clip tissue and PacBio sequencing of 12 rainbow trout samples in CCS mode. This contract has a 100% total small business set aside and work will be performed at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland by November 30, 2022 to support research at the agency's...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order for $187,478.00 awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Center for Aquaculture Technologies, Inc. (CAT), a small business, for whole genome sequencing and genotype imputation of rainbow trout samples. The contract has a completion date of December 30, 2022. The contract was issued under a total small business set-aside, as part of the USDA ARS Field Research Implementation and Information...
This is a delivery order awarded to Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. under their existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The contract is for $75,000.00 and has a firm fixed price pricing type. It is not a set-aside contract. The award is for the delivery of Pacific Biosciences' advanced DNA and RNA sequencing technologies and associated products and services, including sequencing instruments like the Sequel and...
This is a $65,860 firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to the University of Delaware to provide whole genome sequencing services. The contract was awarded through a competitive solicitation that was set aside for small businesses. The University of Delaware is providing sequencing of two genomic DNA samples (one rainbow trout and one Atlantic salmon) using PacBio sequencing systems, with specific requirements for read length, data output, and quality control procedures. Deliverables include the sequencing data and a final project report. This contract is likely part of the USDA's efforts to support research and development related to aquaculture and genetic resources for agriculture.