# Training and Delivery of VCS-VERT Workflow and Material Requirements

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n6817126qn062

- Solicitation number: N6817126QN062
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Naples Office (N68171)
- NAICS: 621511 Medical Laboratories
- Product or service code: R799 Other Management Support Services
- Place of performance: ACCRA, GH-AA, GHA
- First posted: August 13, 2026
- Last posted: September 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf2552c0a934492dabe27705beacc104/view

## Description

The Department of the Navy, NAVSUP FLCSI Naples, Italy, Contracting Office Detachment Naples, intends to solicit, negotiate and award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 630 W 168TH ST FL 4 New York, New York , 10032-3725, Unites States UEI:

**QHF5ZZ114M72 - CAGE:** 3FHD3 Authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 12.102, (a) For acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.

A determination by the U.S. Government to not compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the U.S. Government. Interested companies must submit their interest and capability statement in writing, by 20 August 2026 at 10:00 AM (Rome, Italy Time). For information regarding this action contact Daniela Pollano at Daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil.

Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT requires a 10-day in-person training event on the Virome-Capture-Sequencing platform for Vertebrate viruses (VCS-VERT) workflow for personnel permanently stationed at the NAMRU EURAFCENT host-nation partner laboratory, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in Accra, Ghana.

This training is required to establish a highly sensitive, agnostic vertebrate viral discovery and full-genome characterization capability in support of the health protection for forward-deployed forces. Sole Source Decision Memorandum is attached

## Publications

- August 13, 2026: Solicitation, due August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice ca61ec9ddcdc4a699da119f0b7145a42. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ca61ec9ddcdc4a699da119f0b7145a42/view
- August 19, 2026: Solicitation, due August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice ca1492e6381242f78394213593a491cd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ca1492e6381242f78394213593a491cd/view
- August 27, 2026: Sources sought, due August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 4731e3cbbd7144fcb2ef2f16b362c54b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4731e3cbbd7144fcb2ef2f16b362c54b/view
- September 8, 2026: Solicitation, due August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice 5540dd0ea34f4c4f9e06275d6fdc10bd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5540dd0ea34f4c4f9e06275d6fdc10bd/view
- September 8, 2026: Solicitation, due August 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice cf2552c0a934492dabe27705beacc104. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf2552c0a934492dabe27705beacc104/view

## Points of contact

- DANIELA POLLANO, daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil, 390815682643
- David Biggs, david.a.biggs20.civ@us.navy.mil

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