618-14-2-655-0192 Genotyping Services
This is a notice of a proposed contract action published to notify potential sources that the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN, intends to issue a sole source award to the University of Minnesota Genomics Center for the purchase of continued genomic research support services.
The Biomedical Genomics Center at the University of Minnesota will perform genome-wide characterization of de-identified samples provided to them from Dr. Sponheim's laboratory. Application of a genotyping chip from Illumina to samples. This work will involve the purchase of reagents, amplification of DNA, use of bead technology to apply the Illumina chip, and organization and process of resulting quality control data and genetic data. The Biomedical Genomics Center is the premier center for genotyping work at the University of Minnesota. The facility hosts the necessary instrumentation and computational resources to carry out high through-put genotyping of high quality. Prior work with the center has resulted in very high quality genotype information.
The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Numbered Note 22 applies. Therefore, this sole source award is being made pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other company will satisfy agency requirements.
The VAMC intends to award a firm fixed price contract with an estimated value of $$76,000. The contract will include a twelve (12) month performance.
Any inquires to this sole source acquisition must be submitted in writing to the attention of Pamela Phillips at The Department of Veterans Affairs, 113 Comanche Road, Contracting Office, Building 53, Fort Meade, SD, 57741 or by email to [email protected]. Requests by telephone will not be honored.
Pamela P Phillips
Contract Specialist
605-720-7020
[email protected]
