This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal.  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Psomagen, Inc. to procure Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing Analysis.

Shotgun metagenomic sequencing analysis is necessary to comprehensively sample all genes in all organisms present in the given samples, and also to determine the bacterial diversity, compositional and functional changes in response to various infections including parasitic infections.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI2024901) to Margaret Schott at [email protected], by 1:00 pm mountain standard time Friday, July 24th, 2020.  All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.