1 - Brand Name.docx

Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition 41 USC 1901(e)(2) and FAR Part 13.106-1(b): Brand Name Only Due to continuity protocols, as well as compatibility, the requested 10X brand name sequencing chemicals are required. The Chromium kits and reagents are specific to the 10x Chromium Controller available for our use; no other kits/reagents are compatible with this instrument and attempting to run third party reagents would not be supported by the instrument manufacturer. The 10x Chromium controller system requires proprietary reagents and consumables. Experiments in process have been conducted using these products from this vendor and our lab must continue to use these products to avoid introducing outside variables resulting in corruption of our experiments.