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Special notice

Notice to Award on Sole Source Basis-USDA-ARS Diversity Array Technologies (DArTag) DNA extraction and sequencing service for 3,840 hop plants

12363N26Q4245

Forest Service, Usda-Fs, Stewardship Contracting Branch. Testing Laboratories and Services.

Awarded

Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Limited

$55,400.00 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2026

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

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. 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. 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 two (2) calendar days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted.

The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), supported by FS-BO-PPS-ADNPO-SCB intends to award on a single source basis. Purchase order type will be a Firm Fixed Price awarded to Diversity Arraystechnology PTY Limited (DArTag). Diversity Arraystechnology PTY Limited is to perform specifically designed Diversity Array Technologies (DArTag) genomic marker panel for hop that generates approximately 3k single nucleotide polymorphism markers. The service will include submission of 3,840 samples from different hop genotypes, DNA extraction from leaf tissue, and both curated and raw data delivery in the form of FASTQ files. The service needs to be purchased to enable genomics-assisted breeding in hop and to fully realize the benefits and impacts of numerous years’ worth of ARS investment into data collection and breeding, and to make the program more efficient.

Estimated completion of repair is with in (45) days after award.  Estimated Value: $55K. Award is in accordance FAR 12.204.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
M65DUL2N7D15
CAGE
Z08M8
Vendor location
Bruce
Contract
12363N26P4029, purchase order
Obligated
$55,400.00
Actions
1 between September 25, 2026 and September 25, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
The Usda-Ars Hop Breeding Program Seeks to Genotype 3,840 Samples from the Last Four Years of Hop Breeding Effort to Enable Genomics-Assisted Breeding. the Genotyping Panel Was Optimized and Developed by a Usda-Ars Funded Project, Breeding Insights.
Match
solicitation number 12363N26Q4245 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 12363N (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 9, 2026

    Special notice

    Due September 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 08d1db6c2d7e4863a8b25b5ebb1fc6f2

    1 revisions on SAM
    • September 9, 2026: publish, special notice

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