SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Species Identification Using SNPs and Micro Satellite Genotyping
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541714
— Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH PO BOX 25046 204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225-0046 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0218Q0095
- Response Due
- 3/9/2018
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2018
- Point of Contact
- Wilson, Mary
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Interior, US Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the potential need for genetic analyses using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) developed using regionally standardized baseline data sets that are the current recovery program protocols, with species validation and parentage assessment using microsatellite DNA genotyping at 19 loci. Our mission is engaged in cooperative studies to aid in the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon. Free-embryo and larval stages of pallid sturgeon are being collected below known spawning sites and at fixed locations on the Yellowstone River. Collected specimens must be separated from other sympatric species of sturgeons and paddlefish, and identified to species. In the case of specimens collected at known spawning sites and identified as pallid sturgeon, the DNA of the specimen must be compared to known (previously genotyped) adults to assess parentage and purity. The accurate identification of pallid sturgeon larvae and assignment of individual specimens to specific known parents requires complex genetic procedures which include, but are not limited to: DNA isolation, DNA purification, DNA sequencing, microsatellite analysis, and amplification of microsatellite loci via the polymerase chain reaction, automated DNA sequencing, multi-locus genotype data generation, and genotype analysis. The analysis requires expertise and experience with pallid sturgeon genetics and hybridization with closely related species. The interpretation of the data requires a readily available standardized baseline data set to perform accurate identification, account for regional variability, and to assign parentage of individuals to known parents. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541714. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential ability to meet this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by MARCH 9, 2018. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to bwilson@usgs.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: bwilson@usgs.gov.
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