Service Contract for Element Biosciences Aviti System
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA25Q0469
- Agency
-
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Hilo, Hawaii 96720, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is seeking a comprehensive 12-month service contract for an Element Biosciences Aviti DNA sequencing system (Model 710-00413, Serial Number AV224102). The service contract must provide full coverage including software and hardware updates, remote and onsite support, travel costs, all necessary supplies and repair parts, and one annual preventative maintenance visit. Offerors must have active SAM.gov registration, provide a certified Element Biosciences technician letter, submit an itemized price breakdown, and demonstrate acceptable past performance. The government will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology to select the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to specifications and provides the most advantage to the government. Due to Amendment 1, quotes must be submitted electronically to amber.sampson@usda.gov no later than September 3, 2025, at 12:00 PM MT.
This procurement originally appeared to be a small business set-aside but has been amended to be unrestricted with no set-aside designation. The contract falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, and the government intends to award a firm fixed-price purchase order. The contract involves a single Contract Line Item with a quantity of 1, covering a 12-month service period for the DNA sequencing equipment. All repairs and maintenance must be performed on-site at the delivery location of PWA Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin facility at 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. The procurement includes applicable wage determinations for Hawaii service contract workers, requiring minimum wages of $17.75 per hour for contracts entered after January 30, 2022.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, 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 1232SA25Q0469 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05. The associated NAICS Code is 334516 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service requires purchase of Service Contract for Element Biosciences Aviti System. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.
The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Documents.
The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
PWA Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pac Basin
64 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:
1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).
FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document. Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.
The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.
All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before September 3, 2025. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, 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 1232SA25Q0469 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05. The associated NAICS Code is 334516 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service requires purchase of Service Contract for Element Biosciences Aviti System. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.
The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Documents.
The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
PWA Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pac Basin
64 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:
1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).
FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document. Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.
The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.
All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before August 25th, 2025. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.
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