THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Illumnia, Inc., 5200 Illumnia Way, San Diego, CA 92122-4616.

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 United States Code (U.S.C.) 1901 as set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)- Only One Responsible Source.

This purchase is for:

Service maintenance agreement for Illumina, Inc Equipment. The Illumina NovaSeq 6000 Bronze Service Agreement for sequencing instrument Equipment is manufactured and sold exclusively by Illumina, Inc. in the U.S. The technology is Illumina’s proprietary products and is not available from other sources. Illumina, Inc. and no other source of suppliers can provide genuine Illumina, Inc. parts, timely maintenance, and upgrade service or services on this instrument.

Period of Performance:

Base Year: 06/29/2024 – 06/28/2025

This notice of intent is not a solicitation or request for quotes. Notwithstanding, any responsible source that believes it is capable of meeting NIEHS requirement, may submit capability statement. Responses to this posting must be submitted via email to, moyerbr@niehs.nih.gov, by April 18, 2024, 5:00 PM EST.

A determination by the Government not to compete this quote contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government and information received will only be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

There is no solicitation package available. For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Brian D. Moyer at the above email address.