ANNUAL LLUMINA MISEQ SUPPORT PLAN

Notice of Intent This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to Illumina Inc for annual Miseq system service maintenance plan. Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Illumina Inc is, to the USGS¿ knowledge, the only source who can provide repairs and maintenance on Illumina equipment with the required technical specifications. There are no authorized resellers available. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1) and FAR 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency.

No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code for this action is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to yangzhideng@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than June 12, 2024 at 1500 PST. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.