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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Unrestricted Sequencing Services for Shellfish Feeding and Ocean Acidification

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number 1305M324Q0384.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 (May 2024).

(iv) This solicitation is being issued as Unrestricted. The associated NAICS code is 541714. The small business size standard is 1,000 Employees.

(v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial services:

CLIN 0001 – Base Year Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Illumina MiSeq Amplicon Sequencing, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 9/30/2024 through 9/29/2025.

CLIN 0002 – Base Year Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Sanger Sequencing, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 9/30/2024 through 9/29/2025.

CLIN 1001 – Option Year 1 Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for RNA NovaSeq Platform Sequencing, in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Period of Performance 9/30/2025 through 9/29/2026.

Period of performance shall be:

Base Year for a twelve month period 09/30/2024 through 09/29/2025.

Option Period 1 for a twelve month period 09/30/2025 through 09/29/2026.

Place of Performance is off-site at vendor location.

(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sept 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF1449 attachment.

(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF1449 attachment.

(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF1449 attachment. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision with its offer.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF1449 attachment.

(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), applies to this acquisition and can be found in full text on the Request for Quote form SF1449 attachment.

(xiii) Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions that apply can be found on the Request for Quote form SF1449 attachment.

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does not apply.

(xv)Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 12:00PM MST/MDT on 08/09/2024. All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.

(xvi) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted electronically via email to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.

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1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010)

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING

VIA EMAIL TO JAMIE.ROSALES@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO

LATER THAN 08/07/2024. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

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SEATTLE WA 98115

7600 Sand Point Way NE

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

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NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

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SMALL BUSINESS

08/09/2024 1200 MD

07/29/2024

JAMIE ROSALES

(No collect calls)

INFORMATION CALL:

FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBER a. NAME

4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

1305M324Q0384

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MILFORD CT 06460-6499

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MICHELLE WALTON

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER

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ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

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Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs Section III - Description/Specifications Section IX - Contract Clauses Section X - List of Attachments

Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs

CLIN List

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 3 EA

Base Year: Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Illumina MiSeq Amplicon Sequencing, in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Period of Performance 9/30/2024 through 9/29/2025.

Illumina MiSeq Amplicon Sequencing: MiSeq 2X250 with library prep for 144 samples on each run.

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: B516 Period of Performance: 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2025

0002 10 EA

Base Year: Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Sanger Sequencing, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 9/30/2024 through 9/29/2025.

Sanger sequencing: primer + product, 96 well plate format Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: B516 Period of Performance: 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2025

OPTION YEAR 1

1001 24 EA

Option Year 1: Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for RNA NovaSeq Platform Sequencing, in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Period of Performance 9/30/2025 through 9/29/2026.

RNA NovaSeq Platform Sequencing, standard poly A selection with analysis.

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

(Option Line Item)

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Product/Service Code: B516 Period of Performance: 09/30/2025 to 09/29/2026

Section III - Description/Specifications

SOW STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 Background. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) is the research arm of NOAA Fisheries in the region. The Center plans, develops, and manages a multidisciplinary program of basic and applied research. Sequencing services are requested for three (3) unique projects related to shellfish feeding and ocean acidification (OA) including Illumina MiSeq 2X250 Paired end amplicon sequencing, traditional Sanger sequencing of amplified algal isolates, and RNA sequencing to characterize expression changes between larval surf clams exposed to different food and OA conditions.

2.0 General Requirements

2.1 Scope of Work/Tasks. Non-Personal Service. Contractor shall provide all plant, trained labor, equipment, materials, supervision, transportation, permits, insurance, and quality control necessary to provide library preparation and sequencing of amplified products from the NMFS/NEFSC (Milford Lab).

Performance under this contract known as “Work.” Contractor shall be fully knowledgeable of all contract requirements and shall ensure Work is accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract in a manner that will promote and maintain a safe environment.

The requirement is for two tasks in the base year and one task in option year 1, using different sequencing platforms to accommodate the different scientific questions being explored. They are as follows:

1. TASK ONE: The contractor shall provide 2 separate runs of Illumina MiSeq amplicon sequencing using paired end 2X250bp technology. The government will send the contractor two separate shipments of 216 amplified gene products in PCR strip tubes.

The contractor shall perform library prep and sequencing. With this technology, an average of 50,000 - 100,000 reads per sample are expected. Sequences with quality information (fastq files) shall be made available through file transfer protocol (ftp).

2. TASK TWO: The contractor shall provide Sanger sequencing (chain termination method) of purified plasmid and/or purified PCR product. The government shall submit 96 well plates with the purified product and forward primer pre-mixed. A total of 10 plates will be submitted throughout the performance period, for a total of 960 sequences to be generated. We anticipate that 3-4 different shipments will be submitted. The length of the target sequence will be variable due to different gene targets, between 300-600bp.

The government will provide the contractor with the length information upon submission.

3. TASK THREE (Option year 1): The contractor shall provide RNA sequencing and gene expression analysis. 24 individual samples of extracted RNA will be sent to the contractor for preparation and sequencing of mRNA. The NovaSeq platform is the likely choice to provide efficient coverage to map reads onto the partially completed surf clam genome. The genome will be provided to the contractor for use in analyzing gene expression differences between treatments. The end product delivered should include differential expression statistics and figures as well as the raw sequences. This task will only be required in Option Year 1.

2.1.1 Contractor shall be a fully trained authorized service provider of Next Generation Sequencing on the Illumina platforms MiSeq and NovaSeq and the chain-termination sequencing method known as Sanger sequencing. Contractor shall at all times ensure Work is accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract in a safe and professional manner.

2.1.2 Special Qualifications and Permits. Contractor shall ensure all required skill sets, and permits are obtained and maintained for performance under this contract.

2.1.3 Quality Control. Quality Control is the responsibility of the Contractor

2.2 Place of Performance. At Contactor’s Location.

2.3 Period of Performance/Delivery: Contractor shall deliver sequences to NEFSC within 4 weeks of sample submission. For task three, up to 8 weeks may be taken for bioinformatics analysis. Tasks one and two will be performed between September 30, 2024 and September 29, 2025. Task three will be performed between September 30, 2025 and September 29, 2026.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE TASK DATES DELIVERY DATE (see 9.0 for Deliverables)

Base Year (CLIN 0001) ONE 9/30/2024 - 9/29/2025 within 4 weeks of sample submission

Base Year (CLIN 0002) TWO 9/30/2024 - 9/29/2025 within 4 weeks of sample submission

Option Year 1 (CLIN 1001) THREE 9/30/2025 - 9/29/2026 within 8 weeks of sample submission

3.0 Security Requirements. Security Clearances are not required.

3.1 Contractor employees and associated subcontractors performing under this contract MUST be U.S.

citizens or MUST have established and maintain legal residence in the U.S., and be authorized by the US Government to work in the United States (i.e. Green card, worker authorization, etc.).

4.0 Safety, Security, Fire Protection, Environmental Controls, Conservation of Utilities, and Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

4.1 Safety Requirements. Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to meet proper safety standards, and regulations of all local, state and federal codes and regulations.

4.2 Security. There are no specific security requirements for performance under this contract.

5.0 Government Roles.

5.1 The Contracting Officer (CO) is the only individual with the authority to authorize changes within this contract that will have an effect on the scope, and monetary values (increase or decrease) of contract.

5.2 The Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) is the individual designated by the CO at contract award to perform administrative functions on the contract. The key role of the TPOC is to monitor the performance of the contract. The TPOC will observe, document, and communicate Contractor performance to the CO. TPOC and alternate TPOC (if applicable) will be responsible for the inspection and acceptance of performance and any deliverables under the contract. The TPOC does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract. When in the opinion of the Contractor, the TPOC requests efforts outside the existing scope of the contract, the Contractor shall promptly notify the CO in writing. Contractor under such direction shall take no action until the CO has resolved the issue or has otherwise issued a modification to the contract.

6.0 Government Responsibilities:

6.1 Government shall inspect the Work performed under this contract. Any corrective action required as a result of the inspection will be accomplished prior to final monthly billing. Government will document instances of deficiencies.

6.2 Contractor may be notified of deficiencies in performance in writing by the CO. Oral deficiency notifications will be confirmed in writing by the CO. Contractor shall take prompt corrective action upon notice of deficiency. Prompt is defined as within 24 hours of notification.

6.3 Government Furnished Property, Materials, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S). N/A

7.0 Contractor Responsibilities.

7.1 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S). Contractor shall provide all plant, trained labor, equipment, materials, supervision, transportation, permits, insurance, and quality control necessary to achieve the quality performance standards of the Work in this contract.

7.1.1 Contractor shall immediately notify the CO if discrepancies are discovered between the existing property conditions and those noted on the SOW.

7.1.2. Contractor shall notify the CO immediately when it is discovered that the deliverable schedule will not be met to work together to revise the schedule as necessary. Contractor shall communicate with the CO and revise the schedule as necessary. Contractor shall not deviate from schedule without prior approval from the CO.

7.1.3 Contractor shall be fully knowledgeable of all requirements of the contract documents and shall make themselves aware of all job site conditions that will affect their performance.

7.1.4 Contractor shall maintain an adequate workforce trained to safely and satisfactorily perform under this contract.

7.1.5 Contractor shall ensure all employees and subcontractors are fully trained and have a full understanding of the statement of work task requirements; government will not provide instruction or oversight.

7.1.6 Contractor shall ensure all Contractor employees, and all associated subcontractor(s) are experienced in the type of work involved and familiar with the specifications of this contract. Contractor is responsible for damage to any Government equipment and supplies caused by Contractor personnel.

7.1.7 Contractor shall comply with all applicable interstate, local, state, and federal codes and laws.

7.1.8 Contractor shall perform in accordance with professional industry standards.

7.1.9 Contractor shall accomplish all tasks to meet the requirements of the SOW.

8.0 Specific Tasks (see Section 2.1 for details). Contractor and subcontractors working under this contract shall be fully knowledgeable and skilled in the scientific disciplines required to successfully fulfill this requirement. Contractor shall be fully knowledgeable of all contract requirements. Contractor shall at all times ensure Work is accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract in a safe and professional manner.

9.0 Deliverables. Contractor shall provide the identified deliverables in the manner and time frame identified.

Deliverable #1: (CLIN 0001) FASTQ files of amplicon sequencing output in an electronic format.

Required no later than four weeks from the time of sample submission.

Deliverable #2: (CLIN 0002) FASTA and ABI files of Sanger sequencing output in an electronic format.

Required no later than two weeks from the time of sample submission.

Deliverable #3: (CLIN 1001) A quality report and FASTQ files of sequencing output in an electronic format and differential expression analysis, statistics, and figures. Required no later than eight weeks from the time of sample submission

Section IX - Contract Clauses

Clauses Incorporated by Reference Clause Number Clause Title

52.204-7 System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.

(AUG 2020)

52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. (AUG 2020)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

(AUG 2020)

52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror. (AUG 2020)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023)

52.232-18 Availability of Funds. (APR 1984) 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. (MAR 2010) 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws. (APR 2010) 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest. (APR 2010)

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FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition. (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to-

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to-

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services."

(d) Representations. The Offeror represents that-

(1) It [ ] will, [ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that-

It [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures. (1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment-

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services-

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment-

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services-

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures.

(DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(c) Procedures. (1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase "FASCSA order" in the System for Award Management (SAM)(https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders- Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

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FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (SEP 2023)

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive.

Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are required and can be sent to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.

2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.

3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.

4. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria will not be accepted.

5. Quote shall include at least two references for similar services including the phone number, full address, and e-mail address. References will be checked. The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the offeror, the agency’s knowledge of contractor performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services.

The following minimum information shall be provided within contractor submitted references:

• Contract Number/Order Number

• Date of Contract Award

• Name and Address of the Government Agency or Commercial Entity

• Contract Type

• Annual Contract Cost

• Period of Performance

• Description of Work

• Valid name, phone number and e-mail address of Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative or Prime Contractor (if company was subcontracted).

• In the description of work, quotes should provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the similarity of the contract, in terms of scope and size to the requirements of the solicitation for purposes of the relevancy review. Additionally, offerors should provide a brief description of work performed and results achieved; description of the methodology, tools, and processes utilized.

In addition to the information requested above, offerors shall complete Blocks 1 through 4 on Page 1 of the Past Performance Questionnaire. The offeror is required to send the Past Performance Questionnaire to those Government and commercial activities provided by the offeror in their submission and e-mail the completed survey form directly to Jamie Rosales at Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov by the DUE DATE OF THIS SOLICITATION.

The Government reserves the right to consider past performance report forms received after the due date of the solicitation and to contact references for verification or additional information. Vendors are cautioned that the Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any sources including sources outside of the Government. The Government may obtain whatever information it deems most relevant to the required effort by telephonic and/or written inquiry. This information may include SAM.gov information, or past performance information from any source.

6. If proposed subcontractor past performance is provided as part of the two (2) of its most relevant contracts or efforts and type of work to be done by the subcontractor on the solicitation requirement must be stated. The offeror’s submittal shall clearly detail the aspects of the work in the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform. A Past Performance example which does not clearly detail the aspects of the work in the solicitation that the subcontractor is proposed to perform will not be evaluated.

If the prime offeror or intended subcontractor/partner submits a past performance example in which it https://sam.gov/content/home served as a subcontractor, the prime/sub/partner shall clearly detail the work that it performed and the size (dollar value) of that subcontracted work only. A Past Performance example that does not differentiate between the overall contract effort and the subcontractor effort will not be evaluated.

Subcontractor performance (either the vendor's own subcontractor experience or proposed subcontractor’s experience) of major or critical aspects of this requirement will be considered the same as prime contractor past performance information for the vendor. Failure of offerors to provide the required information and level of specificity will result in the contract reference not being evaluated.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2021)

Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).

The evaluation will consider the Non-Price Technical Solution (Technical Approach and Past Performance) to be significantly more important than price. However, as quotes are determined to be more equal in the non-price evaluation factor, price becomes more important and may become the determining factor for award. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all vendors are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, Non-Price Technical Solutions, price could become the factor in determining which vendor will receive the award.

The Government intends to evaluate the quotes and award a purchase order based on the Offeror’s initial quote; therefore, the Offeror’s initial quote should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a Non- Price Technical Solution and price standpoint.

The Government reserves the right not to award a purchase order depending on the quality of the quote(s) submitted and the availability of funds. Furthermore, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities or omissions in quotes received.

The Government may make award to other than the lowest-priced Offeror or the Offeror with the highest technical rating if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to achieve only slightly superior performance capability.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance and all factors are more important than price.

1. Technical Approach and Capability.

The Offeror’s overall technical approach will be evaluated to assess the Government's level of confidence in the Offeror’s understanding of, approach to, and ability to successfully perform the requirements as described in the Statement of Work. Provide a detailed description of the company’s experience performing similar services. A detailed technical approach write-up describing how the Offeror will perform this service is required to be submitted with the quote regardless of whether a site visit was made or not. The technical approach write-up must not be a reiteration of the Statement of Work, but how your company plans on performing the tasks listed in the attached Statement of Work.

(i.e. performance checklists, anticipated number of employees, anticipated hours at the facility and/or confirmation of supplies being provided, etc.)

2. Qualifications Contractor shall be a fully trained authorized service provider of Next Generation Sequencing on the Illumina platforms MiSeq and NovaSeq and the chain-termination sequencing method known as Sanger sequencing.

3. Past Performance Quote shall include at least two references from at least two separate contracts for similar and relevant services including the name, phone number, full address, and e-mail address of the reference to demonstrate the offeror’s capability to successfully perform the services listed in the Statement of Work. The offeror is required to fill out blocks 1-4 and send the attached Past Performance Questionnaire to those Government and commercial activities provided by the offeror in their submission, and email the completed survey form directly to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov by the closing date and time of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to consider past performance report forms received after the due date and time of the solicitation and to contact references for verification or additional information.

The Offeror's past performance on related contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the Offeror, the agency’s knowledge of Offeror performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services.

Offerors lacking relevant past performance history, or for whom past performance information is either not available or has not been submitted to the Government, will receive a neutral rating for past performance.

4. Price.

The Government will evaluate the price quote for completeness and reasonableness in relation to the RFQ requirements. Quoted prices must be entirely compatible with the Non-Price Technical Solution.

The Government intends to award a trade-off, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (MAY 2024)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service-

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror.

No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000- 9999, except-

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate-

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology-

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically-

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern-

(1)(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the…