AVITI 2x150 Sequencing Kits Cloudbreak (CB) Freestyle High Output for Element Biosciences AVITI Sequencer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is issuing Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1232SA26Q0453 to procure sixteen Element Biosciences AVITI 2x150 Sequencing Kits Cloudbreak (CB) Freestyle High Output that must be compatible with the existing Element Biosciences AVITI Model# 710-00413 Serial# AV252902 Sequencer. The kits are intended to support DNA and RNA research through 300 cycles of freestyle high output sequencing, with all necessary components including proprietary flow cells included in the deliverables. Awards will be evaluated based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria, incorporating price reasonableness, technical acceptability of proposed items against all salient characteristics, and past performance. Offerors submitting "or equal" products must provide detailed descriptive literature, illustrations, and drawings demonstrating equivalency, as mere compliance statements are insufficient. The quotation deadline is May 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, with questions due by May 5, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Central Time, and quotations must remain firm for 60 calendar days from the receipt deadline.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, meaning only certified small business concerns are eligible to submit quotations. The procurement encompasses 16 units of sequencing kits with freight charges as separate line items, spanning a performance period from May 14, 2026, through August 1, 2026, with a firm delivery deadline of August 1, 2026. The price schedule includes a base year plus four option years, requiring offerors to provide unit pricing for all line items to be considered responsive. Delivery is required on an F.O.B. Destination basis to the USDA ARS Plains Area Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory located at 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, Texas 78028. Interested small business contractors must submit quotations electronically to Contract Specialist Monte Jordan at monte.jordan@usda.gov, including their SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and CAGE code on company letterhead.