D--BaseSpace Correlation Engine Licenses

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Tribal & Science Division Water, operating under the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s Office of Critical Mission Operations and Strategic Resource Division, is pursuing a sole source procurement from Illumina, Inc. for a Large Academic License to the BaseSpace Correlation Engine, a web-based discovery platform essential for mining complex biological, clinical, and literature data. The license is required to reinstate and maintain access to genomic datasets that enable comparative analysis between EPA-owned data and large public archives, specifically to understand the biological impact of chemical exposure and its linkage to toxic endpoints. The platform also supports ongoing EPA studies by integrating with the agency’s existing archive of transcript profile information, providing critical biomedical insights necessary for environmental health research. While this action stems from a Notice of Intent to Sole Source and is not a formal solicitation, it explicitly states that the agency intends to negotiate directly with Illumina, Inc. under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul subpart 12.2 and 12.102(a), with the final decision on competition resting solely with the Contracting Officer. Any firm wishing to challenge the sole source determination must submit a written capability statement providing clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government, with submissions due by June 4, 2026, and all inquiries directed exclusively via email to designated EPA points of contact. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 513210, with the office located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and performance expected to occur in San Diego, California. No pricing, contract value, period of performance, or detailed delivery terms have been established at this pre-solicitation stage, and no contract clauses, specifications, inspection criteria, or administrative data are yet defined.