Description
The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) plans to award a non-competitive purchase order to Illumina for one Illumina MiSeq i100 Plus System. The system will be used to support high-priority genetics-based projects, including disease surveillance, pathogen discovery, invasive species monitoring, species conservation, and ecosystem assessments. The system includes an onboard touchscreen interface, integrated computing, DRAGEN secondary analysis pipelines, and a 12-month warranty.
• The system will be used for eDNA, population genetics, and ecological monitoring projects.
• The system is compatible with Illumina-formatted genomic libraries already used in USGS EESC research.
• The system provides fully integrated primary and hardware-accelerated DRAGEN secondary analysis.
• The system has established utility with the EESC laboratory network and DOI/USGS IMT support.