I-Select Custom Beadchips

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland intends to award a sole source contract to Illumina, Inc. located in San Diego, California, for the following : Catalog number: WG-401-1004, i-Select Custom Beadchips, Quantity: 252 each. The kits purchased must be compatible with existing laboratory equipment used for DNA sequencing, which is currently based on Illumina, Inc. technology. No other kits are compatible with this equipment. Illumina, Inc. is the only distributor of this product. NAICS code: 334516 is applicable. (FAC) Federal Acquisition Circular 05-69 is applicable. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide the equipment listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact not later than COB September 13, 2013 . The successful company must be registered at the Web Site: www.sam.gov and also the Online Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov . Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. John Wilkinson and he may be reached at [email protected] . Anticipated award date is Sept. 16, 2013.