Presolicitation: BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) Sequencing Core

This pre-solicitation notice announces the intent to award multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts to provide DNA and RNA sequencing services in support of the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network. The National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks sequencing centers capable of large-scale single cell and bulk tissue transcriptome, epigenome, and multi-omics sequencing as well as whole genome and exome sequencing of libraries derived from isolated cells, nuclei, and bulk tissue from mammalian brains including human. Offerors must demonstrate the ability to perform high-throughput genomic and epigenomic sequencing and use standardized quality control and assurance methodologies to deposit high quality FASTQ files within 7-14 business days of receipt of libraries into a designated public data repository. The full solicitation will be issued on May 2, 2022 via SAM.gov.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The primary NAICS code is 541715 and PSC code is R425. As this is a new requirement, there are no current incumbents. The potential performance period for any awarded contracts is 5 years, and contractors will provide sequencing services to support multiple research laboratories participating in the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network but specific award values or quantities are not included in this pre-solicitation notice.