Intent to Single Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1130210
- Agency
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, United States
- Points of contact
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- Todd Bierl todd.k.bierl@usda.gov (612) 336-3465
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has published a Special Notice for a sole source contract to provide Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) services for feral swine. This non-competitive award will be implemented under FAR 13.106-1(b), as the agency has determined that GeneSeek, a Neogen Company, is the only source available to meet the specific requirements of the project.
The purpose of this contract is to develop a hierarchical dataset of feral swine genomes at varying sequencing depths, replicated across multiple populations. The agency has a long-standing partnership with GeneSeek and has determined that the company's expertise, market share, and cost-effectiveness make them the optimal provider for these services. The Special Notice does not request technical or cost proposals, and the due date for this sole source opportunity is July 16, 2024. Eligible contractors must have the capability to provide the specified Whole Genome Sequencing services and meet the agency's data delivery and timeliness requirements.
Notice text
SOLE SOURCE
This is not a request for technical or cost proposals. This non-competitive award is implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b), asit is deemed that only one source is available to meet this specific requirement.
We require Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) services for feral swine. Study objectives necessitate a hierarchical data resolution with individual feral swine samples sequenced at differing sequence depths (e.g., 30×, 15×, and 1×), replicated across populations.
Data/results should be delivered to USDA by secure data transfer (e.g., an internet portal) in a timely manner (e.g., within 3 months of sample submission).
We are requesting Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) services for feral swine. GeneSeek, a Neogen Company, is the leader in the field of agricultural and animal sciences genomics. Their large market share and optimized business model as a genomic data service provider allows GeneSeek to provide advanced genomic analyses at a substantial savings over the cost of conducting identical analyses within USDA (personnel time, instrument time, and reagents). Further, we have a long-standing partnership with GeneSeek in which they have become a trusted contributor/facilitator in fulfilling our management and research missions. The specific objectives of this study will require the development of a hierarchical dataset in which we will be integrating many genomes (i.e., whole genome sequences) at different sequencing depths (i.e., resolution or levels of confidence) replicated across multiple populations. The nuance in data generated needed to meet study objectives necessitates working with a service provider with excellent communication and a willingness to meet customer needs – attributes GeneSeek has demonstrated consistently throughout our history of contracting with this firm.
market research as it pertains to other high resolution genomic analysis (SNP genotyping) has indicated that the tremendous volume of samples processed by GeneSeek has allowed GeneSeek to reduce prices well below similar services that are offered by their competitors. Experience by the Genetics Project sequencing the genome of another species (mouse) has demonstrated that the cost quoted by GeneSeek for Whole Genome Sequencing service is competitive given the size of the Sus scrofa genome.
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