Product Care Mi-Seq Comprehensive Plan (Illumina, Inc. )

The Utah Division of Purchasing has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Contract Without Competition for a Product Care Mi-Seq Comprehensive Plan from Illumina, Inc., categorized as a sole source procurement. The solicitation, released on April 21, 2017, with a closing date of April 28, 2017, focuses on laboratory and scientific equipment under commodity code 41100. The procurement process allows for potential contract award without standard competitive bidding if no valid challenges are received, with Christopher Jennings serving as the primary contact. The state seeks to directly award the contract to Illumina, Inc., potentially due to being the sole source for the procurement item or having significant transitional costs. Potential vendors are invited to submit challenges or alternative proposals, including documentation proving their ability to provide comparable or equivalent products.

The procurement appears to be unrestricted in terms of vendor set-asides or disadvantaged enterprise qualifications. No specific incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure details are explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The notice indicates that if no valid challenges are received during the public notice period, the Division of Purchasing may proceed with awarding the contract to Illumina, Inc. without further competition. While the exact contract value is not specified, the procurement is centered on a comprehensive plan for Product Care Mi-Seq, suggesting a specialized scientific equipment or service procurement. The sole source nature of the contract implies a unique technological or service requirement that may limit competitive bidding. Vendors interested in challenging the sole source designation must provide substantial evidence of their capability to meet the state's specific requirements by the April 28, 2017 deadline.