# Research Lab Services Affiliate RNA Sequencing

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e25r0017

- Solicitation number: 36C24E25R0017
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Duke University
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Rpo East (36C24E)
- NAICS: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Product or service code: Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- County: Durham County (FIPS 37063). https://abierto.us/counties/durham-county-nc-37063
- City: Durham. https://abierto.us/cities/durham-nc-3719000
- First posted: April 1, 2025
- Last posted: April 1, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/07a3ee658316464ab024304dac95338f/view

## Description

Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price purchase order for a one-year period with Duke University Sequencing Core Facility Shared Resource, 701 W. Main St. (Chesterfield Building), Ste. 320, Durham, NC 27701, the VA s primary academic affiliate, to support the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research office.

This requirement is for Duke University to provide RNA extraction, sequencing, and data processing research services to the VA Durham Health Care System, research department for sequencing of samples. The Affiliate Sequencing Core has performed all of the prior and future experiments to which the data will be compared with the current studies.

This continuity is paramount for minimizing further issues relating to batch effect and thus for interpreting the data with maximal impact - failure to maintain such continuity could be catastrophic. There is no other vendor that can supply the required sequencing data for these purposes. Due to the precise expertise required by the VA, proximity, and existing affiliate relationship, Duke University is the only vendor practical, without experiencing substantial duplication in costs or delays to VA research.

Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 Million size standard. The PSC is Q301. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5-1, Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC §3304(a)(5). Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Duke University (UEI TP7EK8DZV6N5)
- Contract: 36C24E25C0008, definitive contract
- Obligated: $293,331.00
- Competition: Not Available for Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24E25R0017 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C24E (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24E25C0008_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 1, 2025: Special notice, due April 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 07a3ee658316464ab024304dac95338f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/07a3ee658316464ab024304dac95338f/view

## Points of contact

- Ann Marie Stewart, Contracting Officer, annmarie.stewart@va.gov, 401-919-0878

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