Illumina_NextSeq_500_Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_01-30-2017.pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

1. Solicitation Number: W81XWH-17-T-0115

2. Sole Source Title: Illumina, Inc.

3. Agency: U.S. Army Medical U.S Army Center for Environmental Health Research

(USACEHR), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

4. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort

Detrick, Frederick, MD

5. Location: Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

6. Description: The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price supply contract to Illumina Inc., 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA, 92122 (DUNS 033305264; CAGE Code 1WCS2). The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 10

U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) citation is 13.501(a)(1)(i), and the FAR citation title is “Only one source reasonably available (including brand name)”.

7. Background: The U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) develops surveillance capabilities to detect, assess, and prevent health effects from adverse environmental, physiological and psychological exposures. The USACEHR is an outgrowth of a robust and comprehensive toxicology program that existed as part of the U.S. Army

Biomedical Research and Development Laboratory (USABRDL) under the US Army

Medical Research and Development Command. USACEHR’s mission is to develop surveillance capabilities to detect, assess, and prevent health effects from adverse environmental, physiological, and psychological exposures.

8. Scope and Purpose: This requirement is to support the USACEHR’s Environmental Health

Program which requires access to the brand name Illumina NextSeq 500 Sequencing System.

The Illumina NextSeq 500 System delivers the power of high-throughput sequencing with the load-and-go simplicity of a desktop sequencer, effectively transforming a broad range of high-throughput applications into everyday research tools. Its push-button operation delivers

The Illumina NextSeq 500 Sequencing System will fulfill the Environmental Health

Program’s need for greater productivity by allowing for a one-day turnaround for a number of popular sequencing applications, including one whole human genome and up to 16 exomes, up to 20 non-invasive prenatal testing samples, up to 20 transcriptomes, up to 48 gene expression samples and up to 96 targeted panels. The addition of the Illumina NextSeq 500 Sequencing

System will allow for compatibility across the entire Illumina sequencing portfolio. Its configurable output supports a wide range of applications and sample sizes with the accuracy of Illumina sequencing by synthesis (SBS) technology.

9. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

10. Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is as follows:

11. Information to Industry: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for informational purposes only in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a Capability Statement and pricing information for this requirement within ten (10) days of public notice to be considered by the

Government. A determination to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.

12. Response Due Date: Interested vendors should submit the Capability Statement in response to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source electronically by 10:00 A.M. (EST)

10 February 2017 via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Rudolph Spencer, at rudolph.j.spencer.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.

13. Notice Closes: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source closes on 10 February 2017 at 10:00

A.M. (EST).

14. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

System Delivery Date 30 Days after Contract Award mailto:rudolph.j.spencer.civ@mail.mil