Reagents for Single Cell Assay Analysis

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Quote. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources and to determine the capability of Small Business and/or Large Business companies to provide the supplies/services described below. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. Department of Agriculture requests responses from ALL socioeconomic categories in order to gain a more complete understanding of the market for these products and service. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, Women-Owned, or other small business firms, or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. The NAICS code for the expected acquisition is 424210, with a Size Standard of 250 employees and the PSC Code is 6640. Any subsequent procurement will be conducted as a commercial item purchased in accordance with FAR Part 12 and as a Simplified Acquisition Procedure in accordance with FAR Part 13. Background: Our preliminary research data suggests we have identified an important and rare immune cell population that may greatly contribute to host response to disease and our primary project plan research goals. We have a critical need to characterize individual cell transcriptomics (Single Cell Sequencing technology). The 10X Genomics system is the only known option to meet the specific requirement of our project plan as detailed above and below. Scope of Work: A contractor must be able to provide reagents compatible with the Chromium X fluidics system for single cell assay analysis Technical Requirements: Contractor must be able to provide required reagent kits capable of characterizing individual cell transcriptomics Contractor must be able to provide reagent kits compatible with the Chromium X fluidics system for single cell assay analysis. Contractor must provide reagent kits capable of providing high throughput specifications for high number of cells (up to 10,000) Contractor must be able to provide reagent kits that can efficiently partition 500-10,000 cell or nuclei per channel without sample multiplexing or to maximize cell throughput even further with a 3 CellPlex and recover up to 17,500 singlets per channel or up to 140,000 singlets per chip. Delivery Requirements: Deliveries shall be made to: USDA, 1920 Dayton Ave, Bldg 24, Ames, Iowa 50010. Deliveries shall be made during normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays or Observance of Federal Holidays (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day). Key Deliverables/Schedule: #1000120 Chromium Next GEM Chip G Single Cell Kit, 48 rxns - Qty 1 #1000269 Chromium Next GEM Single Cell 3 Kit v3 1, 4 rxns - Qty 2 #1000215 Dual Index Kit TT Set A 96 rxns - Qty 1 All items must be received onsite within 30 business days of date of award. Capability Statement: Companies who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice. In addition to the Capabilities Statement, companies should complete the attached Sources Sought Response Form and indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business. To be eligible, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration. A DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number is required in order to register in SAM. A vendor can contact SAM by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS. Vendor must include their DUNS# on their capability statements. To be eligible, all vendors must also be registered in SAM under the specific NAICS code listed as part of this sources sought. If a prospective vendor is not registered under the specified NAICS code and would qualify to be registered under it then they must update their SAM registration prior to providing a capabilities statement. Finally, to be eligible, all vendors must be NDAA 889 Certified. If they do not currently have a NDAA 889 Certification, then they must complete the attached NDAA 889 Certification form and submit it to contact@example.gov so that they can be added to the list of NDAA 889 Certified vendors. Submitting a Capability Statements: Responses should be submitted via email by Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (CST). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Questions should be directed to Melissa Grice at contact@example.gov. Disclaimer: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Respondents are also advised that under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information or provide feedback about any of the information received. After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential or classified information shall be included with your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.