Testing of Honey Bee Pests, Pathogens, and Viruses

Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. The ND Department of Agriculture (NDDA) intends to make a noncompetitive purchase and enter into a contract with National Agricultural Genotyping Center (NAGC) a 501(c)(5) corporation for testing of honey bee pests, pathogens, and viruses using molecular diagnostics to identify the following pests. Samples may be adult bees, larva, honey, wax, or hive debris for any of the pests. The following specific bee pests/tests required are:  Acute Bee Paralysis Virus  Black Queen Cell Virus  Kashmir Bee Virus  Lake Sinai Virus 1  Lake Sinai Virus 2  American Foulbrood  Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus  Deformed Wing Virus  Israeli Acute Bee Paralysis Virus  Slow Bee Paralysis Virus  European Foulbrood  Nosema apis  Nosema ceranae  Varroa Destructor Virus  Sacbrood Virus  Tropilaelaps spp.  Lotmaria passim  Crithidia mellificae