COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is 12905B23Q0087 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2023-02 effective March 16, 2023. There is no Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number as this requirement is exempt from the SCLS.

This solicitation is issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

The associated NAICS code is 541714 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:

CLIN 001 – Library 1 - Whole transcriptome sequencing of 48 plant samples, sent at total RNA. Samples must be sequenced with at least 20 million high quality paired-end 150bp read required from each sample.

CLIN 002 – Library 2 - Whole transcriptome sequencing of 32 plant samples, sent at total RNA. Samples must be sequenced with at least 20 million high quality paired-end 150bp read required from each sample.

CLIN 003 – Library 3 - Whole transcriptome sequencing of 32 plant samples, sent at total RNA. Samples must be sequenced with at least 20 million high quality paired-end 150bp read required from each sample.

Description/Statement of Work/Specification:

Whole transcriptome sequencing of 112 plant samples, sent at total RNA. Samples must be sequenced with at least 20 million high quality paired-end 150bp read required from each sample.

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

Delivery of results is required no later than July 21, 2023. Delivery of the results will be made by electronic means.

FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum.

Evaluation:

For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.

Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.

There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation.

Date, time and place offers are due. Offers are due by June 5, 2023 at 3pm Eastern Daylight Time.

Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time: Shelley.steen@usda.gov

Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government’s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award.

Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Shelley.Steen@usda.gov no later than May 31, 2023 at 3pm Eastern Daylight Time.

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