Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Sources Sought Rrbs Sequencing Services
Deadline: 12 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 29 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146120334
Document Ref. No.: 36C241-26-AP-4037
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of the VA Bedford Healthcare System, is seeking to identify qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) capable of providing Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing (RRBS) services for DNA methylation profiling of approximately 269 de-identified human post-mortem choroid plexus tissue samples in support of a neurodegenerative disease research program.
Services required include sample handling and QC, bisulfite conversion, library preparation, Illumina paired-end sequencing (~30 million read pairs/sample), and raw data alignment, methylation calling, and genome browser track generation, with an anticipated 6-8 week turnaround. This notice is issued under FAR Part 10, VAAR Part 810, and VAAR Part 819 in accordance with the Veterans First Contracting Program (38 U.S.C. 8127-8128) to determine whether a set-aside is appropriate under the VA "Rule of Two." Interested firms must submit a capability statement addressing technical capability, business size/status, and facility location no later than 11:00 AM EST on August 12, 2026, to Chelsea Cortright at [email protected], referencing ID# 36C241-26-AP-4037 in the subject line. This is not a request for proposals, and no contract will result directly from this notice.
Notice ID: 36c241-26-ap-4037
Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of
Original Set Aside: service-disabled veteran-owned small business (sdvosb) set-aside (far 19.14)
Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of
Office: 241-network contract office 01 (36c241)
Product Service Code: q301 - reference laboratory testing
NAICS Code: 541714 - Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
Inactive Dates: aug 27, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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