Metabarcoding Forest Insect Gut Contents Tender, USA - 124177359

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Metabarcoding Forest Insect Gut Contents

Deadline: 14 Aug 2025

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 124177359

Document Ref. No.: 1157030

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Description

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.The U.S. Government desires to procure the professional services to collect samples from two studies will be processed. These studies aim to 1) determine which tree species are the most important sources of pollen to native bees based on gut contents, and 2) reveal the diet breadth of the Asian needle ant, an invasive species suspected of contributing to declining bee populations.Project. Metabarcoding Forest Insect Gut Contents.Scope. USDA Southern Research Station RWU4552, Athens, GA 30602-2044 requires Scientific Support services to Targeted amplicon sequencing of DNA extracted from the guts of native bee species and the Asian needle ant.Objective. To better understand the resource requirements of native pollinators (i.e., which tree species represent important sources of pollen in forests) as well as the ecological impacts of the invasive Asian needle ant, amplicon sequencing is needed to determine what these insects have been ingesting.Technical Requirements. Beginning with DNA extracts, the contractor will 1) add Illumina amplicons, 2) clean up PCR product, 3) conduct library pooling, 4) perform pre-sequencing QC, 5) proceed with Illumina NextSeq2000 2x300bp flow cell (P1).

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if a...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 1157030
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : FOREST SERVICE
Office: USDA-FS, CSA EAST 10
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Aug 07, 2025 01:21 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Aug 14, 2025 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Aug 17, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: B506 - SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- DATA (OTHER THAN SCIENTIFIC)
NAICS Code: 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

Place of Performance: Athens, GA 30602 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

Statement-of-Work-DRAFT.pdf

Source-Sought-Notice-Metabarcoding-Forest-Insect-G.pdf