Dante Labs Inc.

Dante Labs Inc. is a foreign-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business specializing in genomic sequencing and analysis services. Based in New York, the company provides advanced DNA and RNA sequencing technologies primarily to scientific research agencies. While specific details about the company's founding and full corporate history are not provided in the contract award data, the vendor appears to be a genomics company that focuses on high-precision sequencing services for agricultural, environmental, and biological research applications.

The company has consistently secured federal contract awards from civilian agencies, predominantly the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Its contract awards, all of which are set aside for small businesses, involve whole-genome and RNA sequencing services across various research domains. Specific projects include sequencing 865 pecan provenance collection samples, 207 cotton RNA samples, 170 cotton DNA samples, and genetic samples from marine organisms. Dante Labs has also performed DNA sequencing for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' environmental DNA projects, supporting research on endangered, at-risk, and invasive species. The contracts typically involve complex genomic work such as DNA/RNA quantity and quality measurement, library construction, next-generation sequencing using platforms like Illumina NovaSeq, and bioinformatics analysis. Contract values range from approximately $5,500 to $144,500, with completion dates extending into 2025, indicating the company's ongoing relevance in federal research support.