Illumina Laboratory Equipment and Services

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract to Illumina Inc. of San Diego, CA, for specialized laboratory equipment and services. This requirement includes MiSeq, NextSeq, and HiSeq sequencing equipment and the reagents necessary for preparing samples for sequence by synthesis runs. The scope also encompasses Infinium assays reagents, HiScan and iScan instruments for scanning iSelect BeadChip arrays for SNP genotyping, peripheral equipment, corresponding analysis software, and associated service agreements.

This procurement is classified under NAICS 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and PSC 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The government intends to establish an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract consisting of one base year and four option years, with an anticipated award date of February 15, 2019. This notice of intent, identified by solicitation number 1232SA20R0012, is processed pursuant to FAR Part 12 and Part 13.5 on a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) basis.

Information received in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Written substantiating documentation must be submitted to the point of contact, Paul Merritt, by the response deadline of January 23, 2020. The government will not issue a formal solicitation, and a final determination to compete the proposed contract based on received responses remains at the sole discretion of the agency.