SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- RNA Sample QC/Sequencing
- Notice Date
- 1/5/2021 10:57:19 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- USDA ARS PWA AAO ACQ/PER PROP ALBANY CA 94710 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94710
- Solicitation Number
- 1023267
- Response Due
- 1/12/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 01/27/2021
- Point of Contact
- Derek H. Celedon, Phone: 5595962900
- E-Mail Address
-
derek.celedon@usda.gov
(derek.celedon@usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Sources Sought �� A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, Women-Owned, or other small business firms, or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. �Requirements: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service � 800 Buchanan Street Albany, CA has issued this sources sought announcement in order to determine if there are existing businesses sources capable of providing RNA Sample QC / Sequencing.�The minimum requirement includes that a total of wheat samples will be processed to determine and pass the quality of RNA samples sent to them, �purify mRNA from the total RNAs provided, construct RNA sequencing libraries of each sample using index barcodes, �perform high-throughput sequencing using Illumina next generation sequencing technology with minimal 20 M reads per sample, and finally process and analyze the large RNA sequence data for the delivery of the results to facilitate the project research. NAICS Code: 541380 Product Service Code: B529 Companies who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company�s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice. Companies should also indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business. Responses should be submitted by 01/12/2021 BY 12:00pm PST to the attention of Derek Celedon at Derek.Celedon@usda.gov���
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/72192394ff8542c5af84af02edb15580/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Albany, CA 94710, USA
- Zip Code: 94710
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 94710
- Record
- SN05885454-F 20210107/210105230113 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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