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The quote submission deadline for solicitation **** has been extended to 11:00 AM PST on August 12, 2025. All quotes must be submitted via email to ***@***. *. * amendment responds to vendor inquiries and clarifies the evaluation criteria, which include compliance review, responsibility determination, and price evaluation.

The contract is for a one-year period of performance. The contractor will deliver sequencing kits to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 16, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory (PAL). The kits have expiration dates, so shipment must be coordinated with the receiving laboratory to ensure efficient utilization within the year. A communication plan for incremental shipments is required. Shipping notifications must include tracking information, part numbers, quantities, vendor order number, and VA purchase order. A quality control plan for shipping sequencing kits to the VA is required. Final inspection and acceptance of all work will occur at the place of delivery. Changes to the Statement of Work (SOW) require written correspondence from the contracting officer. The government will monitor performance and review deliverables using solicited and unsolicited feedback. The contract is subject to 41 U. S. C. chapter 71, contract disputes. Payment will be made for accepted items delivered to the delivery destinations. The government will make payment in accordance with the prompt payment act and prompt payment regulations. The contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies or electronic invoice, if authorized, to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. The contract price includes all applicable federal, state, and local taxes and duties. The government reserves the right to terminate the contract for its sole convenience. The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, executive orders, rules, and regulations applicable to its performance under this contract. The contractor agrees to comply with 31 **** relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain federal contracts, 18 U. S. C. 431 relating to officials not to benefit, 40 U. S. C. chapter 37, contract work hours and safety standards, 41 U. S. C. chapter 87, kickbacks, 49 ****, fly American, and 41 U. S. C. chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity. The contractor shall comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services. The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the options. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. The offeror shall complete only paragraph b of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the system for award management (SAM) accessed through www. ***. *. * the offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs c through v of this provision. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation unique entity identifier followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the offerors name and address. The offeror also shall enter its electronic funds transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The offeror shall submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers

This amendment to the solicitation for evaluation of commercial products and commercial services adds an inquiry period, extends the quote submission deadline to August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM PST, and updates the combined synopsis solicitation document with FAR clauses and provisions. All inquiries must be submitted to ***@***. *. * by August 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM PST. Quotes must be submitted to ***@***. *. * must meet special standards of responsibility, including a minimum of two years of relevant past experience handling and transporting biospecimen or similar sensitive materials, demonstrated by submission of government or commercial contracts. The evaluation will consider compliance, responsibility, and price. The government will issue a purchase order to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, represents the lowest price and whose price is determined to be fair and reasonable.

Notice of intent to sole source a contract for an Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) annual subscription renewal with the Regent of the University of Minnesota. The contract is for one year and is based on the determination that the University is the only vendor capable of providing the required services, specifically related to accessing and analyzing biospecimens from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHSSOL) biobank. Responses to this notice must include specific information, such as unit price, shipping costs, delivery period, payment terms, and certifications. Responses must be submitted electronically by August 9, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST, and reference solicitation number nimh25007624.

Notice of intent to sole source a contract for an Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) annual subscription renewal with the Regent of the University of Minnesota. The contract is for one year and is based on the determination that the University is the only vendor capable of providing the required services, specifically related to accessing and analyzing biospecimens from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHSSOL) biobank. Responses to this notice must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery period, prompt payment discount terms, FOB point, unique entity ID, taxpayer identification number, certification of business size, place of manufacturing (if applicable), and active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Responses must be submitted electronically by August 9, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST, and reference solicitation number nimh25007624.