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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IAS REQ. 1039881 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announc... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IAS REQ. 1039881 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is searching for firms who can provide a service contract labeled as follows: SOW Title: Ascaris suum protein microarray study – ileal fluid Antigen Discovery, Inc. . ADI has developed a high-throughput polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”)/recombination cloning and expression system that enables the construction of protein microarrays for any organism whose genome sequence has been determined and where a source of genomic DNA is available. As part of its market research, USDA ARS is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there exist an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of USDA ARS market research. No Request For Quote (RFQ) exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFQ. Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes on which USDA ARS can issue any contract. This Sources Sought is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a RFQ. The Government does not intend to award a contract or BPAs based only on responses to this Sources Sought. All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked "Proprietary" will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. USDA ARS will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought. Please send responses with the subject heading - Ascaris suum protein microarray study to John Wilkinson at John.Wilkinson@usda.gov by 12:00pm by noon EST on Friday July 16, 2021. Please include your companies 9 digit Dun and Bradstreet No. which must (mandatorily ) be registered as current and active by July 16, 2021 by 4:00pm est at the web beta.sam.gov