# Notice of Intent to Award on a Sole Source Basis - Annual Maintenance and Support of Genomics and Computer Vision Storage and Computational Servers System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12305b25q0048

- Solicitation number: 12305B25Q0048
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Cornell University for $24,830.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Research Service
- Contracting office: USDA ARS Afm Apd (1232SA)
- NAICS: 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Product or service code: DF10 IT Management tools and services delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes Enterprise Architecture (EA), Financial Management, and Strategic Planning. EA includes services supporting business, information, application and technical architecture to drive standardization, integration and efficiency among business technology solutions. Financial Management includes services involved in the planning, budgeting, spend management and chargeback of IT expenditures and the costing of IT products and services. IT Management and Strategic Planning include senior professional and administrative support services facilitating centralized IT strategy and planning.
- Place of performance: Geneva, New York
- County: Ontario County (FIPS 36069). https://abierto.us/counties/ontario-county-ny-36069
- City: Geneva. https://abierto.us/cities/geneva-ny-3628640
- First posted: July 9, 2025
- Last posted: August 5, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e5b932b5550b4280836cf635da1624ac/view

## Description

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. No solicitation will be issued.

Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. The information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.

Responses are to be received within five (5) calendar days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) intends to award on a single source basis. Purchase order type will be a Firm Fixed Price awarded to Cornell University Biotechnology Resource Center Cornell Research & Innovation.

This is for annual maintenance of three data storage servers and three computational servers for Storage and Computing of Grapevine Sequencing Data and Imaging Data maintained in a secure Bioinformatics Facility. The award is in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))(i).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Cornell University (UEI G56PUALJ3KT5)
- Contract: 1232SA25P0161, purchase order
- Obligated: $4,966.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 1232SA25P0161 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1232SA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1232SA25P0161_12H2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 9, 2025: Sources sought, due July 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice ee8bf9102795444fb72d5533d6719d78. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ee8bf9102795444fb72d5533d6719d78/view
- July 16, 2025: Special notice, due July 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice e7f5f224bd2846b8bffaf504ad4431ae. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e7f5f224bd2846b8bffaf504ad4431ae/view
- August 5, 2025: Award notice. Notice e5b932b5550b4280836cf635da1624ac. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e5b932b5550b4280836cf635da1624ac/view

## Points of contact

- Monte Jordan, monte.jordan@usda.gov

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