This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a civilian agency, to Bend Genetics LLC, a small business based in Sacramento, California. The contract, valued at $8,350.00, is for DNA sequencing services to support a study in Yosemite National Park. As a small business set-aside contract, Bend Genetics LLC will provide specialized environmental DNA analysis capabilities, including quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) techniques, to measure and monitor various organisms like pathogens, algae, and genetic materials in the park's marine and freshwater environments. This contract builds on Bend Genetics LLC's prior experience providing similar DNA research support to the USGS through multiple small business set-aside awards over the past two years, demonstrating the company's technical expertise in this domain.
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