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Procurement of commercial biotechnology research supplies

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY
Location: CAMP LEMONNER DJIBOUTI, AE
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 22, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 423450 look up NAICS codes
PSC code: 6640

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Jul 22, 2026
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Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY
Location: CAMP LEMONNER DJIBOUTI, AE
NAICS: 423450
Scope: Federal

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Subject: Procurement of commercial biotechnology research supplies Classification code: Product Service Code (PSC): 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies NAICS: 423450 – Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Contracting Office: NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center Sigonella Naples, Italy Points of Contact: Ms.

Maria Saggese E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +390815683938 1.

INTRODUCTION The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (FLCSI) – provides notification of its intent to award a firm-fixed-price sole-source purchase order to Change Biotec Limited.

The contract is in support to the implementation of a newly developed assay that is currently being standardized and deployed across the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and other Navy Research Laboratories.

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION The requirement is for the procurement of commercial biotechnology research supplies in support of the Naval Medical Research Unit Europe, Africa, Central (NAMRU EURAFCENT).

The specific requirement consists of three (3) proprietary Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing kits: One (1) MinION Mk1D pack with Rapid Sequencing Kit V14 (SQK-RAD114) One (1) MinION Mk1D pack with Rapid Barcoding Kit 24 V14 (SQK-RBK114.24) One (1) MinION Mk1D pack with Direct RNA Sequencing Kit (SQK-RNA004) 3.

SOLE SOURCE RATIONALE The ONT MinION Mk1D is a patented, highly specialized, proprietary commercial technology.

The utilization of this exact commercial platform is required to ensure full mission capability, interoperability, and data standardization with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and partner Navy research laboratories.

Market research confirms that Change Biotec Limited is the sole authorized l...

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