Reagents for Ames, IA

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is issuing Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1232SA26Q0172 to procure reagent kits compatible with the BD Rhapsody high-throughput microwell system for porcine single-nuclei sequencing applications. The solicitation requires reagents capable of performing both whole-transcriptome analysis (WTA) and ATAC-seq assays with multiplexing capability on the BD Rhapsody Scanner and HT-Express System, supporting up to 8 simultaneous lanes of samples. Contractors must demonstrate that proposed products meet or exceed all salient characteristics through product specifications, datasheets, or brochures, with technical acceptability evaluated only for the lowest priced offer. Award decisions will be based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria, and quotations must remain firm for 90 calendar days from the specified receipt date. Questions regarding the solicitation are due by March 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time and should be directed to Brian.Fien@usda.gov, with quotations due by March 21, 2026.

This is an unrestricted acquisition with no small business set-aside, allowing all responsible sources to compete. The procurement includes specific quantities of reagent kits: two units each of the BD Rhapsody Enhanced Cartridge Reagent Kit v3, Rhapsody cDNA Kit, and Rhapsody ATAC-Seq Tagmentation Kit; one unit each of the ATAC-seq Multiomics Amplification Kit and Whole Transcriptome Analysis Kit. Delivery is required within 15 business days of award or on a mutually agreed schedule to USDA, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Building 24, Ames, Iowa 50010. The anticipated contract will be a firm-fixed-price award with F.O.B. destination terms unless otherwise specified. No specific budget range or incumbent contractor information is disclosed in the solicitation documents.