The US Geological Survey (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) seeks a contractor to upgrade and update the IHNV genotyping program. Services include designing workflows, updating the database with **** data, creating new phylogenetic analysis capabilities, and establishing information sharing processes. The contract requires a base year (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027) and one option year. Quotes must be submitted electronically by September 8, 2026, at 10:00 am Pacific time. Evaluation is based on tradeoff, considering experience, technical capability, past performance, and price.
Quotes must be received in their entirety no later than Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 10:00am pacific time. all quote documents required by this solicitation must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than tuesday, september 8, 2026, at 10: 00am pacific time.
Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform system (IPP). payment requests must be submitted electronically through the u. s. department of the treasury's invoice processing platform system ipp.
Quotes will be evaluated by tradeoff, considering experience, technical capability, past performance, and price. quotes will be evaluated by tradeoff. evaluation factors include experience, technical capability, past performance, and price.
The manager must have advanced graduate or PhD education in microbiology, virology, molecular biology, and infectious disease, plus five years of experience with fish viral pathogens. ihnv genotyping program manager must possess: o education, preferably at the advanced graduate or phd level, in microbiology, virology, molecular biology, and infectious disease.
The contractor must be able to be on site in Seattle at least once per month, and possibly at other times as mutually scheduled. ability to be on site in seattle on a monthly basis.
Questions must be sent to ***@***. *. * by Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 10:00am pacific time. questions must be sent to ***@***. *. * by thursday, september 3, 2026, at 10: 00am pacific time.
Failure to provide requested information may result in removal from further consideration. failure to provide the requested information may result in removal from further consideration.