Omni-C Library Prep and Assembly Information Package for Wild Barley

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 12905B22Q0136

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 

The solicitation number is 12905B22Q0136 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).  

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2022-07, effective August 10, 2022.  Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number 2022-5517 Revision 18 effective July 21, 2022 for Bingham County, ID is and is attached. 

This solicitation is issued as a total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 621511 and the small business size standard is 35,000,000.

List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure: 

CLIN 1:           Omni-C Library Prep and Sequencing for 103Gb

CLIN 2:           Onmi-C Library Prep and Sequencing, additional 103Gb

CLIN 3:           Assembly Informatics Package, including HiRise software analysis

ATTACHMENTS

1. Description/Statement of Work/Specification: 
2. Please see attached “Required Specifications

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:   Delivery is required no later than January 1, 2023.

FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements. 

Evaluation: 

For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions. 

Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov.  An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements. 

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum. 

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition. 

There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. 

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation. 

Date, time and place offers are due. Offers are due by September 12, 2022 at 5pm EDT.

Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time:   Shelley.steen@usda.gov 

Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Shelley.Steen@usda.gov no later than September 8, 2022  at 3pm EDT.