SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- CUSTOM DNA LIBRARIES AND DNA SEQUENCING - Justification
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325199
— All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-4431-S-14-0015
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2014
- Point of Contact
- Shalunda S. Mix, Phone: 662-686-5346
- E-Mail Address
-
shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov
(shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Sole Source Justification The U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, WBSC, Stoneville, Mississippi, intends to award a sole source procurement to Lucigen Corporation, 2905 Parmentier Street, Middleton, WI, 53562, for purchase of services for construction of custom DNA libraries and production of DNA sequences from blue catfish genomic DNA to support blue catfish genome assembly. The government will supply the vendor with genomic DNA. The vendor will produce DNA libraries with lengths of 3000bp, 8000bp, 20,000bp, and 40,000bp. The vendor will also perform DNA sequencing on these libraries to provide paired sequences from the fragments. The sequencing data will be delivered to the government electronically. The DNA library production is based on a proprietary system that avoids the need for expensive and time consuming DNA cloning steps. The system also contains barcoded sequences that permit the filtering of paired DNA sequences that may arise from different fragments. This system provides paired sequences from libraries containing 20,000bp and 40,000bp fragment lengths, which is unique. The DNA sequences produced from these libraries are necessary for assembly of blue catfish genomic DNA contigs. Lucigen is the sole producer and seller of the "True Mate Pair NGS Library" service and the "Custom Genome 40kb Mate-Pair Library Service". Lucigen is the sole producer and seller of the "True Mate Pair NGS Library" service and the "Custom Genome 40kb Mate-Pair Library Service." Lucigen is the sole provider of the NxSeq technology and service for producing these DNA sequences. Pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The services will be rendered for the purpose of conducting scientific research at the USDA, ARS, MSA, Stoneville, MS. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about June 26, 2014. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 4:00PM Central Standard Time, June 25, 2014. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-WBSC SHALUNDA MIX 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/6248fc5749e28ce58f8fc8bf57eb4c9f)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, 141 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD, STONEVILLE, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN03399449-W 20140620/140619022338-6248fc5749e28ce58f8fc8bf57eb4c9f (fbodaily.com)
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