Illumina Sequencing Equipment Accessories

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through the Engineer Research and Development Center - Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), is soliciting brand-name-only Illumina sequencing accessories for the NextSeq 2000 system under solicitation number W9132T26QA011. The requirement is for 10 units of the Illumina NextSeq 2000 P4 XLEAP-SBS Reagent Kit (300 cycles), 2 units of the NextSeq 1000/2000 P2 XLEAP-SBS Reagent Kit (600 cycles), and 5 units of Illumina PhiX Control v3, all of which are proprietary consumables essential for environmental DNA research and biodiversity monitoring on military installations. Delivery is required within 30 calendar days of contract award, with FOB Destination terms placing full transportation and delivery responsibility on the contractor. The acquisition is a full and open competition restricted to original equipment manufacturer products only, with no substitutions permitted, and is classified under NAICS code 334516, set aside entirely for small business participation. Offers must be submitted electronically via email to CERL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil with the subject line “Illumina Sequencing System Accessories” and must include complete pricing and technical descriptions to demonstrate compliance with Illumina’s exact specifications. The solicitation closes on July 29, 2026, and an award is anticipated in mid to late August 2026. All offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with no active exclusions and must maintain current FAR and DFARS registrations to be eligible for award. Proposals are evaluated based on technical acceptability, past performance, and price in a trade-off process to determine the most advantageous offer to the government, with no numerical weights assigned. Contract administration requires use of the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system for invoice submission, with payments processed through DoDAAC W916TX. The place of performance is Champaign, Illinois, and government acceptance occurs at the designated delivery location. Specific clause requirements include prohibitions on sourcing goods from Xinjiang or the Maduro regime, cybersecurity protections for controlled unclassified information, whistleblower protections, and compliance with electronic payment mandates. No packaging or marking specifications are explicitly detailed beyond compliance with referenced FAR and DFARS clauses, but items must conform strictly to Illumina’s published