Wheat Sequencing

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to sole source a requirement for Wheat Sequencing. The project involves targeted SNP genotyping array with 4,000 specifically designed polymorphic sites across the large allopolyploid genome. The goal is to provide breeders with certain information on their current cultivars for selection of the next generation for cultivar development within the breeding cycle. The project requires the delivery of high-quality data for 4,000 specified genotyping targets, with read depths exceeding 100 reads/target/sample. • The project is not a routine sequencing project, but a targeted SNP genotyping array project. • The design of the SNP array took nearly 1.5 years to develop. • The project requires the use of proprietary primer and barcode sequences. • The results need to be delivered by the end of March.