Bioinformatics Analysis of Livestock Genomics

The Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services has issued this combined synopsis and solicitation to procure external bioinformatics support for the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The project focuses on the visual validation of swine variants from existing candidate lists and the generation of CRISPRme input files for cattle, chicken, and swine. This specialized technical assistance is required to meet urgent analysis timelines while internal CVM experts provide oversight to ensure all deliverables meet specific scientific requirements.

This requirement is identified under solicitation number 75F40126Q00206 and is designated as a Small Business Administration (SBA) set-aside. The primary classification for this work falls under NAICS 518210 for Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services, and PSC AJ11 for General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research. Technical documentation is provided in a single attachment titled RFQ_75F40126Q00206.pdf, which was published on June 11, 2026.

The place of performance is located in Rockville, MD, with Ian Weiss serving as the primary point of contact for the agency. Responses to this solicitation must be submitted by the deadline of June 29, 2026. This acquisition aims to supplement CVM’s internal bioinformatics capacity by utilizing external providers to process livestock genomics data and ensure the project proceeds efficiently.