6550--Sources Sought: EPI MULTITOME REAGENTS

TITLE: Sources Sought Notice

SOL: 36C24226Q0907

DUE: 8/25/2026 at 16:00 EST

NAICS: 325413

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468.

POC: Jonatan Rondon

Email all responses only to: Jonatan.rondon@va.gov

DESCRIPTION: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of all businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing. The Department of Veteran s Affairs is seeking all qualified business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers to all the following specifications:

Requirement:

Salient Characteristics:

The bundles and kits are used to simultaneously profile chromatin accessibility (ATAC-seq) and 3' gene expression (RNA-seq) from the exact same single cell nucleus. This dual-omic approach links epigenetic regulatory mechanisms directly to active gene transcription.

Primary Applications:

Gene Regulatory Network Analysis: Maps how open chromatin regions, enhancers, and promoters control specific gene expression patterns.

Cell Type and State Annotation: Improve resolution when identifying complex, rare, or heterogeneous cell populations by combining two layers of molecular data.

Development and Disease Research: Track cellular differentiation pathways and identify drivers of diseases by observing genomic and transcriptomic changes concurrently.

Contractor is to provide the following reagent bundles and kits that are compatible with the Chromium X Series Chip Holder (PN-300598), the Chromium X is currently in use at the VA laboratory:

Contractors shall provide the delivery of the requested reagents for Genetic Sequencing.

The requested reagents are:

1. Epi Multiome assays, 16 samples

2. Epi Multiome assays, 4 samples

3. Epi Multiome assays, 4 samples

4. Epi Multiome Chip Kit, 4 chips

Delivery address is:

Department of Veterans Affairs

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

130 W. Kingsbridge Road

Bronx NY 10468

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing).

Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)?

(2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this Sources Sought?

(3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

(4) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available).

(5) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?

(6) If you intend to sub contract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to sub contracted work and completion of job.

(7) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

(8) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract?

(9) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

(10) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

(11) Will the items you will be providing manufactured domestically in the United States or are they foreign manufactured items?

(12) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.

(13) Please provide your Sam.gov Unique Entity ID number.

*** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Jonatan.rondon@va.gov, telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than August 25th, 2026, 1600 EST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought. Responses to this sources sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.