PacBio Revio sequencing

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 UC Davis DNA Technologies Core and Genome Center for PacBio genome sequence of Taricha granulosa (the Rough-skinned newt). 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.

UC Davis DNA Technologies Core and Genome Center is, to the USGS’ knowledge, the only source who can provide the services with the required data comparability and consistency using the same analytical pipelines. UC Davis has been part of the California Conservation Genomics Project over the last 5 years preparing libraries and generating several flow cells of data. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(2) 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 541380, Testing laboratory.

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 May 23, 2025 at 1500 PST. Responses submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.