Illumina Dragen

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center, procuring on behalf of the National Cancer Institute, seeks two annual software licenses for Illumina DRAGEN Server Level 2 processors and associated support services, with proposals due August 18, 2026. This is a sole-source acquisition exclusively to Illumina, Inc.

Place of performance spans two NCI locations: the Frederick Research and Computing Environment (FRCE) in Frederick and the Biowulf computing cluster in Bethesda. The DRAGEN-GATK deployment accelerates whole genome and whole exome sequencing data processing by up to 30X through FPGA hardware acceleration, supporting the Data Management and Analysis Program for computational biology and sequencing workloads.

The contract requires two DRAGEN Server Level 2 processors with 250,000GB throughput capacity—one for each location—and two annual Dragen Server Advance Exchange Support Plans including remote technical support (8x5 hours). Users will access the processors via the NCI Integrated Data Analysis Portal (NIDAP) or through direct command-line batch cluster submission using SLURM job management. The performance period runs September 29, 2026 through September 28, 2027.

Deliverables include immediate provision of both licenses upon award and ongoing support services throughout the contract period. Offerors must submit pricing inclusive of all line items, complete certification 52.222-52 regarding service contract labor standards exemption, and provide a completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template demonstrating compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards. The NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers) and the PSC is DA10 (IT and Telecom—Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service). Award decisions will be based on conformance to the solicitation and price. The Contracting Officer is Bob Brewer (robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov, 571-370-5697).