annual maintenance and repair plan for Illumina NextSeq1000

NASA's Shared Services Center seeks annual maintenance and repair services for an Illumina NextSeq1000 sequencing instrument under RFQ 80NSSC26934340Q, with quotes due July 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. This is a brand name requirement for the specified equipment, and while the solicitation is full and open competition, the underlying procurement is justified as reasonably available from only one source based on NASA's substantial prior investment in the system and the criticality of the instrument to the Space Microbial Culture Collection project.

Place of performance is NASA Ames Research Center, Building N288, Room 116, Mountain View, California. The requirement is one Illumina NextSeq1000 Bronze Support Plan (Part Number 20040640) for a 12-month period from July 9, 2026, through July 8, 2027. The support plan covers parts, labor, and travel, with remote technical support available 8 hours per day, 5 days per week with a 4-hour response time, and on-site response targeted within 3 business days. The plan includes control of software and hardware updates, on-site applications support, discounts on advanced training, and remote monitoring capabilities.

Award will be made on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis to a responsible offeror; quotes deemed technically unacceptable will be removed from consideration. The contract structure is firm fixed-price. Offerors must be registered at SAM.gov and submit all technical and contractual questions in writing to Kacey Hickman at Kacey.l.hickman@nasa.gov no later than July 6, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time; telephone questions are not accepted. Quotes must remain valid for 30 days. The NAICS code is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; PSC is J094.