GridION x3 GridION Mk1 Sequencing Device

USDA Sole Source Notification 2020-SS89, for a Nanapore GridION Mk1 CapEX

Carriage - Device shipment x1

Flow Cell Wash Kit x4

Assurance x1

Flow Cell (R9.4.1) x48

Control Expansion x1

Software Licence & Device warranty -

GridION x3

GridION Mk1 Sequencing Device x1

8x Ligation Sequencing Kit

- Includes: 8x Flow Cell Priming Kit

 for the  Foreign Animal Disease Laboratory in Orient Point NY

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Veterinary Services Laboratory Located in Ames, IA, 50010 intends to negotiate a sole source Purchase Order with Nanapore DUNNS 070407553, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). 

No formal solicitation will be issued. 

This notice is for informational purposes only.  However, all interested parties may contact the Contracting Officer listed below.  Anyone interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide equivalent consumables in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost.  Responses must be submitted electronically, via email, to sarah.c.schauf@usda.gov.  The deadline for the submittal of responses is 12 August 2020, 1:00 PM CST.

Point of contact:  Sarah Schauf, Contracting Officer, 515-337-7572; sarah.c.schauf@aphis.usda.gov.