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Bioinformatics Algorithm Development & Integration

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Federal

Response Deadline11/17/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

Contract Overview

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Commerce Pto

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

Alexandria, VA, 22313, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

This scope was carved out of ACQ-27-0065.

The full solicitation package (8 documents), including the RFP, is on the prime solicitation, not on this scope.

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Biosequence Search

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Timeline

PostedNov 4

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Response DeadlineNov 17

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Response Deadline

11/17/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTCin 13 days

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Performs the development and implementation of high-accuracy one-to-one nucleotide and protein alignment searching for prime contractors on USPTO biosequence tool projects. Develops alignment algorithms for nucleotide and protein searches and optimizes performance against large-scale biological databases using HPC environments and libraries like BLAST or Smith-Waterman. Delivers a functional biosequence alignment engine.

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