Attachment 2 Statement of Work AVITI Seq Kits Solicitation 1232SA26Q0453.docx

This is a Statement of Work for a Request for Quotation issued by the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service for sixteen (16) Element Biosciences AVITI 2 x150 Sequencing Kits Cloudbreak (CB) Freestyle High Output. The kits must be compatible with the Element Biosciences AVITI Model# 710-00413 Serial# AV252902 Sequencer already owned and operated by USDA research units. The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees and is set aside exclusively for small business concerns. Brand name or equal products are acceptable.

The kits are required to support 300 cycles of freestyle high output sequencing for DNA and RNA research, providing short read length sequencing data to supplement and annotate long read sequencing data across multiple research units and collaborating institutions. All components necessary for high output sequencing must be included in the kits, including the proprietary sequencing flow cells designed specifically for AVITI Sequencers. Delivery is required by August 1, 2026, to the USDA ARS Plains Area Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory located at 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, Texas 78028. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0453 constitutes the only solicitation, with this announcement serving as both synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared under FAR Part 12.