Sequencing Services for Prnp Genotyping.

The USDA APHIS Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services seeks high-volume sequencing services for PRNP genotyping to support Chronic Wasting Disease research, with proposals due September 15 and questions due September 11 at 12:00 PM ET. This is a firm-fixed price requirements contract with no set-aside, and a single award is anticipated.

Place of performance is Fort Collins, Colorado. The procurement requires Sanger sequencing and Next-Generation Sequencing services, including Nanopore sequencing, for wild cervid samples collected by the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center. Contractors must provide a 99% accuracy rate and minimum 97% success rate for Sanger applications, deliver results overnight for tube orders or within 2–3 days for large orders, return full ab1 files with quality scores for all samples, and accommodate custom-designed oligos.

The contract runs for a one-year base period with two one-year option periods, not to exceed three years total. Contractors must submit pricing for all items to be considered responsive. Invoices are submitted to the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform. Evaluation is based on technical approach, price reasonableness, and past performance, with an acceptable or neutral rating required. The NAICS code is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, and the PSC code is B529, Special Studies/Analysis–Scientific Data. The solicitation incorporates FAR and AGAR clauses including small business set-asides, Buy American provisions, and personal identity verification requirements. Questions should be directed to Contracting Officer Latisha Hollman at latisha.a.hollman@usda.gov. A Questions and Answers document was posted September 10 to clarify technical specifications and contractual requirements.