AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE USA Tender

This Is A Sources Sought Notice Only. This Is Not A Solicitation For Proposals Or Quotes And Does Not Obligate The Government To Award A Contract. This Notice Is For Informational And Planning Purposes Only And Shall Not Be Construed As A Solicitation Or An Obligation Or Commitment By The Government, Nor Is It A Request For Proposal (rfq) At This Time. Responses To This Notice Must Be In Writing. the Purpose Of This Sources Sought Notice Is To Conduct Market Research To Determine, In Particular, The Capability Of Small Business Firms To Provide The Services Described Below. Documentation Of Technical Expertise Must Be Presented In Sufficient Detail For The Government To Determine That Your Company Possesses The Necessary Experience To Compete For This Acquisition. Responses To This Notice Shall Include The Following: (a) Company Name; (b) Address; (c) Point Of Contact; (d) Phone, Fax And Email; (e) Duns Number; (f) Cage Code; (g) Socioeconomic Category (i.e., Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Etc.); (h) A Technical/capability Statement As Well As Your Existing Customers And; (i) Any Gsa Schedule Numbers/expiration Dates. ars Will Accept Responses From All Socioeconomic Categories In Order To Gain A More Complete Understanding Of The Market For This Service. the Usda, Ars, Fargo, Nd Location Has A Need For Sugarbeet Gbs Genotyping-by-sequencing Service. the Unique Requirements Of The Service Are: the Usda-ars Sugarbeet Genetics Lab At Fargo Nd Is Focusing On Identifying Genes Conferring High Sugar Content, Low Impurity, And Resistance To Bio-stress And Subsequently Using Markers Linked To Those Beneficial Genes To Create New, Improved Sugarbeet Lines Toward New Cultivar Development. To Fulfill Our Projects; Germplasm Lines Were Collected, And The Lab Will Use Genome-wide Association Studies (gwas) To Quickly Identify Genomic Regions (genes) Associated With Traits Of The Interested In This Collection. The Usda-ars Sugarbeet Genetics Lab Needs To Genotype All Germplasms Through Genotype-by-sequencing (gbs) Techniques That Use Next-generation Sequencing To Generate Snps (single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) Covering The Whole Genome Of Sugarbeet To Detect Possible Variations Associated With All Target Traits. the Proposed Vendor Should Provide The Specified Gbs Service For Dna Samples In Twenty 96-well Plates, Included Gbs Library Preparation And Paired-end Illumina Sequencing 2 X 150 With 250 M Reads Per Plate. the Naics Code For The Expected Acquisition Is 541714.  any Subsequent Procurement Will Be Conducted As A Commercial Item Purchase In Accordance With Far Part 12 And As A Simplified Acquisition Procedure In Accordance With Far Part 13. please Email Capability Statements To Christopher C. Turner At Christopher.c.turner@usda.gov By 0900 Mountain Time On Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Telephone Inquiries Will Not Be Accepted. Please Note "sugarbeet Gbs Genotyping-by-sequencing Service" In The Subject Line Of The Email. this Notice Does Not Obligate The Government To Award A Contract Or Otherwise Pay For The Information Provided In Response. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Information Provided By Respondents For Any Purpose Deemed Necessary And Legally Appropriate. any Organization Responding To This Notice Should Ensure That The Response Is Complete And Sufficiently Detailed To Allow The Government To Determine The Organizations Qualifications To Deliver The Services. Respondents Are Also Advised That The Government Is Under No Obligation To Acknowledge Receipt Of The Information Or Provide Feedback About Any Of The Information Received. After Review Of The Responses Received, The Government May Issue A Pre-solicitation Synopsis And Solicitation In Federal Business Opportunities. No Proprietary, Sensitive, Confidential Or Classified Information Shall Be Included With Your Response. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Any Non-proprietary Technical Information In Any Resultant Solicitation.