Training and Delivery of VCS-VERT Workflow and Material Requirements
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The Department of the Navy, through the NAVSUP FLCSI Naples Contracting Office, intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The objective is to provide a 10-day in-person training event on the Virome-Capture-Sequencing platform for Vertebrate viruses workflow. This training will be conducted for personnel at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra, Ghana, to establish advanced viral discovery and genome characterization capabilities for the health protection of forward-deployed forces. The solicitation, identified as N6817126QN062, is being pursued under FAR 12.102 due to the simplified acquisition threshold and the determination that only one source is available. Interested parties were required to submit capability statements by August 20, 2026. The primary point of contact for this action is Daniela Pollano.
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The Department of the Navy, NAVSUP FLCSI Naples, Italy, Contracting Office Detachment Naples, intends to solicit, negotiate and award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
630 W 168TH ST FL 4
New York, New York , 10032-3725, Unites States
UEI: QHF5ZZ114M72 - CAGE: 3FHD3
Authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 12.102, (a) For acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision.
Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the U.S. Government to not compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the U.S. Government. Interested companies must submit their interest and capability statement in writing, by 20 August 2026 at 10:00 AM (Rome, Italy Time). For information regarding this action contact Daniela Pollano at Daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil.
Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT requires a 10-day in-person training event on the Virome-Capture-Sequencing platform for Vertebrate viruses (VCS-VERT) workflow for personnel permanently stationed at the NAMRU EURAFCENT host-nation partner laboratory, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in Accra, Ghana. This training is required to establish a highly sensitive, agnostic vertebrate viral discovery and full-genome characterization capability in support of the health protection for forward-deployed forces.
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