The USDA, Agricultural Research Service in Albany, California has a requirement for two Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer Instruments (#G2939BA) with software for the analysis of DNA fragments. The 2100 Bioanalyzers will operate with an existing Pacific Biosciences PacBio RSII DNA sequencer (#100-210-100). The 2100 Bioanalyzer is the only instrument that meets our research needs since it has been specifically designed for use with the next generation sequencing technologies of the Pacific Biosciences platforms for rapid quantification of nucleic acids during the preparation and quality control of DNA libraries.

The Government intends to negotiate with the only known responsible source, Agilent Technologies. Justification for this award is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. A solicitation is not available for this notice. Inquiries regarding this action may be submitted to Clarice Dixson, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710 or by e-mail to [email protected] no later than 10:00AM PDST September 26, 2017. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.

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