Solicitation
Comprehensive full-service maintenance/repair plan for Illumina Nova/Seq 6000
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N3239826Q4072
Due in 85 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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The Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, MD intends to award a sole source contract to Illumina Inc. for a one-year full-service maintenance and repair plan (Silver Support Plan) for one Illumina NovaSeq 6000 gene sequencer. The notice is not a request for competitive proposals, but the government says it will consider all responses.
Watch out for
- Sole source to Illumina. The Navy has already chosen Illumina, so a small business that is not the manufacturer or an authorized provider is unlikely to win.
intends to award a sole source contract to, Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA. 92122.
- OEM-only technicians required. All support must come from manufacturer-certified technicians, which a third-party servicer may not be able to provide.
- No response instructions. The notice does not say how to submit a response or what it should contain.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested Government shall consider all responses.
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Full brief
What they want
- NovaSeq 6000 Silver Support Plan for S/N A01716 (four line items listed, quantity 1 each)
- Full coverage for OEM parts and labor/travel by OEM certified technicians
- No-cost replacement of proprietary reagents lost upon hardware failure
- One on-site preventative maintenance visit per OEM standards
- Remote technical support at least 0600 - 1800, Monday - Friday
- On-site response within two business days of a hardware performance issue
- Control software and hardware updates, on-site applications support and remote monitoring
- Discounts on advanced training for lab/operator personnel
- Contract type
- Sole source contract
- Period of performance
- One year support plan
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, MD
- Offers due
- 2026-12-31T11:00:00-05:00 per the SAM.gov response deadline field
You must have
- Service must be done by OEM (Illumina) certified and authorized service technicians
OEM certified and authorized service technician(s)
Current contractor
Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA, is named as the intended sole source; the notice does not say whether it holds an existing contract
Not in the notice text
- How and where to send a response
- Whether the four line items are four separate one-year plans or duplicates
- Estimated value
- Evaluation method, since this is a planned sole source
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 31, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Dec 22, 2025
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N3239826Q4072
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- Naval Medical Research Center
- NAICS
- 811210
- Product/service code
- J066
- Business type
- Equipment repair & maintenance
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- Contracting contact
- DEBORAH SHARPEdeborah.m.sharpe2.civ@health.mil3013199948
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The United States Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) intends to award a sole source contract to, Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA. 92122. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested Government shall consider all responses. Comprehensive full-service maintenance/repair plan for Illumina NovaSeq 6000, S/N A01716 1. CAT#:20019988 NovaSeq 6000 Silver Support Plan (for S/N A01716 / ECN 108501),QTY-1/EA. 2. CAT#: 20019988NovaSeq 6000 Silver Support Plan (for S/N A01716 / ECN 108501),QTY-1/EA. 3. CAT#: 20019988 NovaSeq6000 Silver Support Plan (for S/N A01716 / ECN 108501),QTY-1/EA. 4. CAT#: 20019988 NovaSeq 6000 SilverSupport Plan (for S/N A01716 / ECN 108501), QTY-1/EA. One year support plan must include at a minimum: • Full coverage for OEM parts and labor/travel for OEM certified and authorized service technicians. • No-cost replacement of proprietary reagents lost upon hardware failure. • One on-site preventative maintenance (PM) visit done IAW OEM standards/requirements by OEM certified and authorized service technician(s). • Remote technical support from OEM certified and authorized service technician(s). This support must be available for a minimum of 0600 – 1800, Monday – Friday. • On-site response by OEM certified and authorized service technician(s) within two business days of an issue with the hardware’s performance. • Control software and hardware updates IAW OEM standards/requirements. • On-site applications support and remote monitoring. • Discounts on advanced training for laboratory/operator personnel.
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