Q301--Research Services - DNA Genotyping - SF | EDA: 3/31/25 | SAM.gov Opportunity | G2X

Q301--Research Services - DNA Genotyping - SF | EDA: 3/31/25

Solicitation36C24E25Q0019Notice typeSpecial Notice

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Q301--Research Services - DNA Genotyping - SF | EDA: 3/31/25

Special Notice36C24E25Q0019Mar 20, 2025 · v1

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Opportunity Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs, RPO East, issued this special notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Transnetyx, Inc. for automated DNA genotyping services. This five-year requirement supports the San Francisco VA Healthcare System Research and Development Office by providing continued access to an existing colony management database used to track alleles and genetic classifications. The service integrates genotyping orders and results into a system that monitors breeding issues based on parental genotypes.

The government intends to award this contract under the authority of FAR 6.302.1-1, as Transnetyx is the only source capable of maintaining the continuity of ongoing research studies. Several hundred mouse biological samples are currently stored by the vendor for potential retesting, including samples from deceased mice that cannot be replaced. A transition to another provider would result in the loss of these physical samples and the inaccessible genetic data already incorporated into the proprietary Transnetyx database.

This procurement is identified by solicitation number 36C24E25Q0019 and falls under NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services, and PSC Q301, Medical Laboratory Testing. Responses to this notice are due by March 27, 2025, and will be used by the contracting officer to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. One attachment, 36C24E25Q0019_2.docx, was published with the notice on March 20, 2025.

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Opportunity Details

Response deadline: Mar 27, 2025Expired 445 days ago
NAICS: 541380 (opens in new tab)
PSC: Q301 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: —
Published: Mar 20, 2025
Updated: Mar 20, 2025
Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF (opens in new tab)
Office: RPO EAST (36C24E)
Department: —
Source: View on SAM.gov (opens in new tab)

Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Ann Marie Stewart

Place of performance: Not specified

Original Description

Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract for a five (5) years. with Transnetyx, Inc., 8110 Cordova Rd Ste 119, Cordova, TN to obtain continued automated genotyping services for the San Francisco VA Healthcare System, Research & Development Office. This requirement is for continued use and access of the existing colony management database. Transnetyx provides genotyping service that offers genotyping ordering and results integration into a colony management database which tracks alleles and genetic classifications that allow for checking of breeding issues based on the genotypes of parents. Several animal researchers at the San Francisco VA are already enrolled in the Transnetyx system. Specifically, Transnetyx currently has several hundred mouse biological samples in storage in the event that a retest may be needed. Many of the mice those samples originated from may be deceased and those samples will be untransferable and subsequently lost to the researcher. Additionally, genetic data from the SFVA researchers that is already incorporated into the Transnetyx database will be inaccessible. Due to the fact that Transnetyx has been actively involved in providing the tissue and DNA samples for the on-going research studies and losing access to these samples and the database would jeopardize the current on-going studies Transnetyx is the only vendor that can provide these services. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541380 with a $19 MIL size standard. The PSC is Q301. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at [email protected] regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.