Proprietary Online Bioinformatics Database
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO in Bethesda, MD, has issued a Presolicitation / Notice of Intent (PSC: Q301 - Reference Laboratory Testing) to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a sole source basis to Transnetyx Inc. (UEI: CNG6DGADGL38). This award is for proprietary online bioinformatics database services, focusing on rodent genotyping, and is justified under FAR Part 6.302-1. While intended as a sole source, small businesses are invited to submit capability statements. Responses are due June 11, 2026.
Scope of Work
The required services include proprietary online bioinformatics database services and rodent genotyping. Key requirements for the contractor's system are:
- Providing an online bioinformatics database that interfaces directly with the Government’s existing genotyping database infrastructure.
- Utilizing XML or a functionally equivalent structured data format for automated, bidirectional data exchange.
- Generating genotype result files in a standardized XML schema and transmitting them securely via FTP to a designated Government endpoint.
- Ensuring genotype data is formatted in strict compliance with Government database requirements and is exportable without manual data entry, transformation, or validation.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order (Sole Source)
- Period of Performance: Base year plus four (4) Option Years, from August 17, 2026, through August 16, 2031.
- Set-Aside: Sole source to Transnetyx Inc. Small businesses (8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, VOSB, WOSB) may submit capability statements.
- Response Due: June 11, 2026, 7:00 a.m. EST
- Published Date: May 27, 2026
Submission & Evaluation
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any small business may submit a written capability statement demonstrating their ability to perform the requirement. The government will, at its discretion, determine whether to compete the proposed award based on these responses. An award to Transnetyx Inc. is anticipated approximately ten (10) days after the date of this notice, unless another organization is found to have the capability.
Contact Information
Capability statements should be emailed to Lynda.Cole@nih.gov. The primary contact for this opportunity is Luz Casey (luz.casey@nih.gov).