SAM #N0018926QB097

U.S. Navy Solicitation for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Services for Indo-Pacific Biosurveillance

This opportunity supports the U.S. Navy's biosurveillance efforts in the Indo-Pacific region through advanced Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) services. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Navy, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Naval Medical Research Unit Indo Pacific (NAMRU Indo Pacific) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments - Products/Services Requested: - Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) laboratory and bioinformatics services - Includes labor for wet-lab sequencing specialists and bioinformatics specialists (12 months) - Materials, services, and other direct costs (ODCs) - Travel support for project execution - Focus on genomic differentiation of bacterial and viral diseases - Deliverables: sequencing reports, trip reports, technical progress reports - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Services must support surveillance of emerging infectious diseases in the Indo-Pacific region - Work to be performed at the Naval Medical Research Center Asia in Singapore - Emphasis on both laboratory and bioinformatics expertise for pathogen detection and analysis

Description

The objectives of this contract are to obtain services to (i) improve standardized laboratory procedures to detect biothreat agents, arboviruses, and antibiotic resistant organisms from contrived, environmental, zoonotic or patient samples, (ii) develop detailed consensus genomes for an expanded subset of regional pathogens of concern, and (iii) provide bioinformatic platform to identify novel emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the region in samples collected as part of the NAMRU INDO PACIFIC Biosurveillance program.

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