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Notice to Sole Source Qiagen
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The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity intends to award a sole source contract to Qiagen Sciences, LLC for maintenance and support of the CLC Genomics Server and Workbench, as Qiagen is the exclusive manufacturer and copyright holder of the proprietary software. The government relies on this specific platform for daily analysis of next-generation sequencing data at AFDIL, and no alternative vendor can legally issue the required server licenses or manage enterprise network authentication through Qiagen’s proprietary license manager. Any attempt to replace the system would result in complete operational failure, loss of validated bioinformatics workflows, and prohibitive duplication of costs. The software supports both Windows and Linux environments, enables centralized data storage via file systems or custom databases, and offers an open API for integration with external tools, making it indispensable for current bioinformatics operations. The acquisition will be conducted under simplified procedures with no set-aside restrictions and is classified under NAICS code 541512, with a small business size standard of $30 million. This presolicitation notice does not constitute a formal solicitation but invites interested parties to submit technical and cost information to demonstrate their capability to provide equivalent services, though the government retains full discretion to proceed without competition. All submissions must be emailed in PDF, Word, or Excel format to Kasey Carroll by 10:00 A.M. EST on August 17, 2026, with no phone calls accepted. The contract will be performed at Dover AFB, Delaware, with the contracting office located at Fort Detrick, Maryland.
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The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) in Fort Detrick, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW RFO 12.102(a)) with Qiagen Sciences, LLC, 19300 Germantown Road, MD 20874 as the only responsible source that can provide CLC Genomics Server/Workbench maintenance and support. This is a Presolicitation notice in accordance with RFO 5.101.
QIAGEN is the sole manufacturer and copyright holder of the CLC Genomics software suite. Because the government has an established operational requirement for these specific bioinformatics pipelines, only QIAGEN can issue the server licenses required to run, expand, and maintain this proprietary software environment. No third-party reseller or alternative platform can generate, issue, or legally authorize these server licenses. Enterprise network licenses and server seat allocations can only be managed, authenticated, and updated via QIAGEN's proprietary network license manager. Procuring any other brand would result in a total duplication of cost, loss of validated scientific workflows, and system-wide inoperability.
Genomics Workbench Server provides an open API solution to customize software by integrating other databases and tools on both the client-side and server-side. It can store data on central storage, either a File System, Bioinformatics Database or on a custom designed database scheme. Qiagen software is supported on Windows and Linux OS and allows provides the ability to analyze NGS data on a Server or work remotely from a desktop. The Genomics Factory – both the Workbench and Server – are currently used daily at AFDIL for the analysis of NGS data.
This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541512 with a Small Business Size Standard of $30,000,000. This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, any parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same service. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Kasey Carroll at Kasey.l.carroll.civ@health.mil. Statements are due no later than 10:00 A.M. EST on 17 August 2026. No phone calls will be accepted.
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