USDA-SEA DNA Extraction and Genotyping Services for Cotton

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) is soliciting quotations for DNA Extraction and Genotyping Services for Cotton under solicitation number 1232SA26Q0318. The contractor must process approximately 8,000 freeze-dried cotton leaf tissue samples organized in approximately 85 standard 96-well microtiter plates and perform high-density SNP genotyping using a fixed panel with a minimum of 15,000 statically defined markers evenly distributed across cotton chromosomes. The genotyping array must be suitable for U.S.-cultivated Gossypium hirsutum (upland cotton) and include appropriate quality control standards and blanks. Evaluation will be based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with only the lowest priced offer initially evaluated for technical acceptability and past performance. Offerors must submit detailed explanations of their ability to perform the required services and must be actively registered in SAM.gov at the time of quote submission. The deadline for submitting quotations is April 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, and questions must be submitted by March 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

This acquisition is an unrestricted requirement with no small business set-aside, and there is no incumbent contractor as this is a new procurement. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis to a single offeror, with pricing that must remain firm for 90 calendar days. The period of performance runs from April 7, 2026, through April 6, 2027, with delivery required by April 6, 2027, FOB Destination to the USDA-ARS Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit in Raleigh, North Carolina. The contractor must complete processing within 4-6 weeks per batch and deliver comprehensive genotype data in tab-delimited text or CSV format along with detailed quality control reports. Service Contract Labor Standards apply with a Laboratory Technician wage determination of $26.49 per hour, and payment will be made in arrears through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform upon delivery and acceptance of services.