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Skin Commensal Sequencing
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Office of the Director and associated logistics offices, plans to award a contract titled "Skin Commensal Sequencing" to SeqCoast Genomic LLC, located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This pre-solicitation notice, posted on June 4, 2026, signals a non-competitive intent to award without full and open competition, under simplified acquisition procedures with a threshold not exceeding $350,000. The contract falls under NAICS code 541380, pertaining to testing laboratories, and aims to support ongoing research by sequencing genomes of skin commensal organisms collected from human skin. The work involves the extraction and sequencing services by SeqCoast, streamlining workflows and contributing to cost-effective data acquisition for studies conducted by the laboratory of Julie Segre. Interested parties may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to fulfill the requirements, including technical and cost proposals by June 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern time. Proposals must include identification details such as Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification, along with active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Although this notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, the government will consider any submissions received before determining whether to proceed non-competitively or to pursue competitive procurement. All communications should be directed electronically to the designated Contracting Officer, James Law.
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Portsmouth, NH, 03801, USASet-Aside
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Document Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis Number:
75N98026Q00512
Posted Date:
June 4, 2026
Original Response Date:
June 15, 2026
Current Response Date:
June 15, 2026
Set Aside:
N/A
NAICS Code:
541380
Contracting Office Address
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD)
Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO)
Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)
Hospital and Laboratory Support Division
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Description
INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:
SeqCoast Genomic LLC
25 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 205
Portsmouth, NH 03801
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541380 with a Size Standard 19M.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, March 13, 2026. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($350,000).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Title: Skin commensal sequencing
- Background Information: The laboratory of Julie Segre (TFGB/MGS) studies the human skin microbiome. The lab prepares skin commensal organisms from human skin and sequences their genomes for strain sharing studies. We propose to send Seqcoast commensal organisms from human skin to extract and sequence greatly eliminating key workflow steps and ensuring cost saving methods for obtaining data needed for ongoing research studies..
CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by June 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00512. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. James Law, Contracting Officer at James.Law@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.
"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”