Project Information

Bid Title

Skin Commensal Sequencing

Issuing Agency

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

New Hampshire

Published Date

Jun 4, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 15, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

75N98026Q00512

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Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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Notice ID

75N98026Q00512

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
• Original Published Date: Jun 04, 2026 07:12 am EDT
• Original Response Date: Jun 15, 2026 09:00 am EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Jun 30, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
• Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
• NAICS Code:
  • 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
• Place of Performance:
  Portsmouth , NH 03801
  USA

Description

General Information

Document Type:

Presolicitation

Synopsis Number:

75N98026Q00512

Posted Date:

June 4, 2026

Original Response Date:

June 15, 2026

Current Response Date:

June 15, 2026

Set Aside:

N/A

NAICS Code:

541380

Contracting Office Address

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD)

Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO)

Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)

Hospital and Laboratory Support Division

6701 Rockledge Drive

Bethesda, MD 20817

Description

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:

SeqCoast Genomic LLC

25 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 205

Portsmouth, NH 03801

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541380 with a Size Standard 19M.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, March 13, 2026. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($350,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title: Skin commensal sequencing


2. Background Information: The laboratory of Julie Segre (TFGB/MGS) studies the human skin microbiome. The lab prepares skin commensal organisms from human skin and sequences their genomes for strain sharing studies. We propose to send Seqcoast commensal organisms from human skin to extract and sequence greatly eliminating key workflow steps and ensuring cost saving methods for obtaining data needed for ongoing research studies..

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by June 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00512. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. James Law, Contracting Officer at James.Law@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 6011 EXECUTIVE BLVD., SUITE 503L
• BETHESDA , MD 20892
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• LAW, JAMES B
• james.law@nih.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Jun 04, 2026 07:12 am EDTPresolicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 66Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

• NAICS 541380Testing Laboratories

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