ILLUMINA MISEQ I100 PLUS DNA SEQUENCER FOR FWS LA

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through FWS SAT Team 3, is seeking a Firm Fixed Price quotation for the procurement and installation of an Illumina MiSeq i100 Plus DNA Sequencer or an equivalent system at the Northeast Fishery Center in Lamar, Pennsylvania. The solicitation, numbered 140FS326Q0064, was posted on May 8, 2026, with responses due by May 14, 2026. Delivery is required within 60 days of award and must be completed at the destination by the contract’s end date, with FOB Destination terms placing full responsibility on the contractor for shipping, handling, and condition of the equipment until receipt at the specified facility. The contract is not a small business set-aside, and while socioeconomic preferences are not applicable, the contractor must comply with a comprehensive set of FAR clauses covering labor standards, equal opportunity, ethical conduct, and supply chain security, including compliance with Executive Order 14026 on minimum wages and Executive Order 13706 on paid sick leave. The evaluation will be based on a best value trade-off approach, prioritizing price, technical acceptability, and past performance, with no formal Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) determination. The contractor must submit a UEI number via email as part of the proposal, and all payments will be processed through the Department of the Interior’s Invoice Processing Platform. The equipment must meet technical specifications for sequencing read length, base call accuracy, and runtime, with acceptance occurring upon physical delivery and inspection at the Lamar facility. The contract incorporates robust ethics and compliance requirements, including a code of business conduct, whistleblower protections, Employment Eligibility Verification, and prohibitions on certain foreign technologies such as ByteDance applications. No specific packaging, marking, bar-coding, or MIL-STD requirements are detailed, placing responsibility on the contractor to ensure compliance with carrier regulations and industry standards for safe delivery.