MULTI-ENDPOINT GENE REGULATORY ASSAYS
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The U.S. Geological Survey’s Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center intends to award a non-competitive, firm fixed-price purchase order to Attagene, Inc. for multi-endpoint gene regulatory assays to assess cellular responses to organic chemicals extracted from groundwater samples within petroleum hydrocarbon contaminant plumes. The contract includes a base year and four option years, with an anticipated workload of approximately ten samples per year. Attagene is identified as the sole source due to its unique, high-throughput assay suite and publicly accessible data on thousands of chemicals, which are critical for prioritizing and identifying toxic contaminants in environmental samples. No other entity offers a comparable combination of validated assays and reference data, particularly within the standardized format required by the USGS. The acquisition is being conducted under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul provisions, which permit non-competitive awards when only one source is reasonably available, despite allowing all responsible parties to submit responses for informational purposes. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990, with a size standard of $19.5 million, and vendors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award. Solicitation details are provided under number 140G0126Q0226, with a response deadline of August 11, 2026, and inquiries should be directed to Susan Ruggles at sruggles@usgs.gov. The award will be administered by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Acquisition Grants-National, based in Reston, Virginia.
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Attagene is the only source reasonably available based on the following. 1) No other entity is known that has comparable suite of assays or publicly available data associated with it. While the assays may be available individually, high-throughput format and quality control data are not available for those assays. 2) Attagene has already generated data for thousands of individual chemicals, and these data are publicly available in US EPA¿s database (actor.epa.gov) and are necessary for prioritization of contaminants in our samples and will aid our identification of chemicals responsible for toxicity.
In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 5.101c(4)(vi), all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency; however, THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Government intends to award this requirement noncompetitively in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1.
The North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 541990. The size standard is $19.5 million.
Email responses to sruggles@usgs.gov.
A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be awarded the contract.
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