Opportunity
SAM #1232SA26Q1231
USDA ARS Requests Khufu Hybrid Capture Genotyping and Twist FlexPrep Kits for Sorghum Genomics
Buyer
ARS APD
Posted
August 17, 2026
Respond By
August 21, 2026
Identifier
1232SA26Q1231
NAICS
541380, 541714
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Doreen Ware Lab at Cold Spring Harbor, NY, is seeking custom hybrid capture genotyping services for Sorghum genomics research. - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Doreen Ware Lab - OEMs and Vendors: - Twist Bioscience (custom probe panels, library prep kits) - HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (service provider) - Products and Services Requested: - 120 units of Khufu Hybrid Capture Genotyping (per 96-well plate) - Includes DNA extraction, library preparation, enrichment pooling, sequencing, and variant calling - 120 units of Twist FlexPrep Ultra-High-Throughput Library Prep Kits and custom enrichment panels - Custom probe panel design and printing - Deliverables: - Raw sequence data - Variant HapMap files - Quality control reports - Notable Requirements: - End-to-end genotyping workflow (from DNA extraction to variant calling) - Custom probe panel design for Sorghum genomics - High-throughput processing (120 samples per 96-well plate)
Description
The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Cold Spring Harbor, NY, intends to award on a single source basis.
Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit a quotation by the response date listed, in accordance with the instructions provided herein. All timely responses to this solicitation will be considered, however, the determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.