Element AVITI 2 x 150 Sequencing Kit Cloudbreak FS High Output 1232SA25Q0581

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and commercial services prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1232SA25Q0581 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-05 dated 08/07/2025. This solicitation is issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standards in number of employees is 1,000. Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLINS): Clin 0001 - AVITI 2x150 Sequencing Kit Cloudbreak FS High Output (Catalog #860-00013) in accordance with attached specifications. QUANTITY REQUESTED: 120 Brand name or equal being requested. Description: See attached Specifications. Place of Delivery and Acceptance: USDA, ARS, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center 64 Nowelo Street Hilo, HI 96720 This requirement must be FOB Destination inclusive of all costs. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum. Evaluation: For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions. Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION), with their quotation online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their quotation if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements. System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION), is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation. Contractors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a quotation. Registration is free and registration can be completed online at www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Date, Time, and Place Quotations are due: Quotations are due by Thursday, August 21, 2025 not later than 3:00 p.m. CDT. No late quotations will be accepted. Submit quotation to the following email address, referencing Solicitation Number 1232SA25Q0581 by the quotation due date and time. monte.jordan@usda.gov. The quotation must be valid for at least 60 days after receipt of quotation. Questions must be submitted in writing only by email referencing Solicitation Number 1232SA25Q0581 to monte.jordan@usda.gov. Questions must be received on or before August 14, 2025 not later than 3:00 p.m. CDT. NO telephone calls will be accepted. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Government Point of Entry (GPE), SAM.gov for information relevant to this solicitation, e.g., questions and answers, amendments, etc. Any amendments and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Wide Point of Entry (GPE), SAM.gov.