High Volume Sequencing System

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground published a Special Notice seeking a high volume sequencing system. The notice includes a synopsis and justification for a sole source award to Illumina Inc for one of their NextSeq 2000 sequencing platforms along with compatible reagent kits.

The Special Notice provides contractors until January 31, 2024 to submit any information for the Army Contracting Command to consider regarding alternatives to the planned sole source award to Illumina for a NextSeq 2000 sequencing system. The system must be capable of producing 330 megabases of sequencing data from a 48 hour paired-end run with 150 base pair reads and include reagent kits to support applications including whole genome, amplicon, RNA, and metagenomics sequencing. It is expected to fit on a standard laboratory benchtop and have a proven track record of producing quality publications with read lengths at or below 150 base pairs. Responses to solicitation number W911QX-24-Q-0047 are due by the specified date.