Automation of NGS library preps using an Agilent Magnis NGS prep system.

Description: The National Institutes of Health intends to award a noncompetitive contract or purchase order to Agilent Technologies, Inc. for an Agilent Magnis NGS prep system to automate next-generation sequencing library preparation. The acquisition supports continuity and reproducibility for NGS library production used in NIH/NCI cancer-immunotherapy clinical research. This is a presolicitation notice rather than a grant program or competitive request for proposals, but interested responsible sources may submit capability information, technical and cost proposals, and related business certifications by the deadline.