Notice of Intent to Sole Source Illumina MiSeq Sequencing System

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) intends to issue a noncompetitive contract to Illumina, Inc., 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122-4616 to manufacture and supply a sequencing system. The Illumina MiSeq sequencing system will be used for generating sequences from whole genomes, targeted regions and other sequence-based data of plant pathogens of concern. See attached justification for other than full and open competition. This requirement includes the following: Illumina MiSeq sequencing system (catalog # SY-410-1003) Qty: 1 MiSeq Reagent Kit v3 600 cycle (catalog # MS-102-3003) Qty: 1, Illumina Product Care Comprehensive Plan (catalog # SV-420-1003) Qty: 1 The USDA intends to issue a commercial firm-fixed-price contract for this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit capability information/quotations which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be submitted by email to Lisa Draves at [email protected] no later than August 25, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.