Notice of Intent to issue a Sole Source Contract: Illumina, Inc.

THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Under the authority of FAR 13.106, the USDA ARS intends to award, on a sole source basis, a fixed priced contract to ILLUMINA,Inc., 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122-4616, for the following Catalogue Numbers for

Barley50K Consortium Array:

3 EACH WG-405-1002 Beadchip 20012054 Infinium HTS iSelect-24 Kit (288 samples, 90,001-700K))

2 EACH WG-405-1001 Beadchip 20012054 Infinium HTS iSelect-24 Kit (48 samples, 90,001-700K)

Oat Consortium v1.1:

1 EACH WG-401-1003 Beadchip 20028905 Infinium HD iSelect-24-kit (1152 samples, 3072-90K)

2 EACH WG-401-1002 Beadchip 20028905 Infinium HD iSelect-24-kit (288 samples, 3072-90K)

4 EACH WG-401-1001 Beadchip 20028905 Infinium HD iSelect-24-kit (48 samples, 3072-90K)

In support of research at USDA ARS, PWA, 1691 S 2700 W, Aberdeen, ID 83210.

Purpose: Illumina is the manufacturer of Barley and Oat Consortium Array and does not authorize or certify third party providers to sell them in United States. Reference FAR Part 12; FAR Subpart 13.106(b) Soliciting from a single source; FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETTIVE QUOTES; a determination, by the Government, not to compete this proposed order/contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit documentation that clearly demonstrates their capability. The Government will consider all responses received by 4 PM EDT, August 19, 2020. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Primary Point of Contact: Rose.Wride@usda.gov.

THE AWARD DATE WILL BE ON OR ABOUT August 20, 2020, and again, this Notice of Intent is not considered as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored.