Illumina Urinary Pathogen Identification (ID)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Enrichment Kit (UPIP), (1) Respiratory Pathogen ID/AMR Enrichment Kit Set A,

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a solicitation (Standard Form 1449) for sequencing and bacterial analysis supplies for the Department of Clinical Investigation at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii. The acquisition is for commercial items and is unrestricted.

The contractor shall supply various sequencing and bacterial analysis kits, reagents, and related supplies. Specific items include:

• Urinary Pathogen ID/AMR Enrichment Kits
• NextSeq and MiSeq Reagent Kits
• Illumina DNA Prep and DNA/RNA UD Indexes
• Respiratory Virus Enrichment Kits
• PhiX Control v3
• Freight and Surcharge (Tariff)

No substitutes or alternatives are accepted. Items must be delivered before their expiration date and intact without temperature excursions.

• Contract Number: HT941026PE068

• Award/Effective Date: 30 May 2026

• Solicitation Number: HT9410

• Offer Due Date: Not explicitly stated, but implied to be prior to award.

• Total Award Amount: USD 273,351.68

• Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price

• Proposals are to be submitted in accordance with the solicitation. Specific submission instructions are detailed within the document, including references to FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-3, and 52.212-5.

• Evaluation criteria are not detailed in this excerpt.

• Payment will be made via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

• This acquisition is marked as UNRESTRICTED.

• NAICS Code: 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology)

• Size Standard: 1000 employees

• The document includes detailed lists of supplies with part numbers, quantities, unit prices, and extended amounts.

• Delivery is scheduled for on or before 30 September 2026.

• Points of contact for Government Inspector/Acceptor and WAWF are provided.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

This notice indicates the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity's intent to award a firm fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis for Illumina Urinary Pathogen Identification (ID)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Enrichment Kits (UPIP) and Respiratory kits. This is not a request for competitive quotes.

The procurement includes specific Illumina sequencing supplies for the Department of Clinical Investigation (DCI) at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii. These include:

• Illumina Urinary Pathogen Identification (ID)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Enrichment Kit (UPIP)

• Respiratory Pathogen ID/AMR Enrichment Kit Set A and Set B

• PhiX Control v3

• NextSeqTM1000/2000 P1 XLEAP-SBS Reagents

• MiSeq i100 Plus 50M Reagent Kit

• Illumina DNA Prep, Tagmentation

• Illumina DNA/RNA UD Indexes Set B

• Illumina Respiratory Virus Enrichment Kit Set A, Set B, and Set C

• Respiratory Virus Oligos Panel V2

• MiSeq i100 Plus 100M Reagent Kit

• MiSeq i100 25M Reagent Kit

• Illumina DNA/RNA UD Indexes Set C and Set D

• Delivery Date: 1 September 2026

• Delivery Location: Tripler Army Medical Center, Department of Clinical Investigation, Tripler AMC, HI

• Sources interested in challenging the sole source basis must submit a capability statement (max six 8.5x11 inch pages, 10-point font minimum) including management and technical data, and cost information.

• Capability statements must be submitted via email to bobbie.s.dobberstein.ctr@health.mil as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment.

• The closing date for challenges is 1000 Pacific Daylight Time, Thursday, May 7, 2026.

• No telephone requests or offers will be honored.

• The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541714 (Research and Technology in Biotechnology).

• The business size standard is 1,000 employees.

• The justification for sole source is that Illumina, Inc. is the only vendor that makes sequencing supplies specific for the Government-owned MiSeq System at Tripler Army Medical Center.

• This is a sole source supply contract.

• Information received will be used to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with a sole source purchase order.