QB3 Genomics Rates (Effective for work completed after June 1, 2026)

Illumina By-the-Sample

Illumina Library Prep Only

10X Preps

PacBio

ONT

iTag/Amplicon Sequencing

All MiSeq and NextSeq Run Types can be customized based on the cycles in the kit as they are single lane runs. Read 1 must always be 25 cycles minimum and no read can surpass 300 cycles.

Illumina Sequencing MiSeq

NextSeq2000 (All XLeap Chemistry)

NovaSeq X (lanes)

QC Services

Quantification

Fragment Analysis

Purification

Custom Services

CGRL

Rates are subject to change throughout the year but as per UC policy change annually on July 1. Submissions will be impacted by the rates in the submission system at the time your samples are received not at the time your submission is generated. 

Internal Rates apply to any project paid with a UC fund code. It has nothing to do with user affiliation and everything to do with the project fund code. Affiliate rates are extended to researchers at LBNL & LLNL, the JGI, CHORI, Mills College, and Co-funded collaborators of UCB PIs (with written confirmation from the UCB PI).

External rates apply to all other groups (non-profit and for-profit). We do not charge sales tax.

If you are ready to submit your samples, with all sample information in hand, proceed to our online submission portal. UC researchers should email cgrl@berkeley.edu to get a submission account as you cannot setup an account on your own as we need to allow you to designate your lab and campus affiliations.

Quotes & POs

External user quotes will be honored for the terms dictated on the quote provided the samples are received within the terms of the quote (generally 60 days, but always expiring on 7/1 of the issuing year). External quotes should be requested to generate POs for billing accounts before generating a submission in our system; however, POs are set-up by your home institute, we do not require any contract or PO in place to work with any entity but it is the user’s responsibility to know the rules within your own institute. If you request work you will be billed and expected to pay whether you followed the rules at your institute or not. For large requests, we may hold work until a PO is received. It is always best practice to get a PO and then send samples.

You may generate a cost estimate WITHOUT a submission portal account with this link.

Cost Estimation and PO generator

The table at the end will provide an estimate of cost based on your rate level (explained below). If you would like an official quote to get a PO after using the tool, email Shana McDevitt your Quote Only M# and she will review the quote and provide a signed PDF. Note that any service that sums to $0 is not valid and indicates a service that is likely custom and/or needs to be reviewed with the facility before it can be priced. If in calculating your project your table results in a service sum on $0, please reach out so that a proper consultation can be done. There a very few limitations in what we can offer but sometimes a conversation is easier than a complex Q&A software portal.

If you have a submission system account you can also login and generate a “Quote Only” submission that will generate a PDF. All quote only submissions with or without an account can be converted into submissions later when samples are ready.

You may obtain UC Berkeley’s current W-9 from the Controller’s Office webpage.

Please contact our Financial Analyst to get bank or DUNS information.

If you have any questions regarding these rates, please contact Shana McDevitt.

Business Contracts

The fastest way by far to set up a contract is through UC Berkeley’s Research Infrastructure Commons. If our template contract is acceptable, it can be approved and signed within a couple weeks. (we are working on a Docusign version now, it’s still in the approval queue as of 7/5/24)

Other contracts can take 4-6 months to be approved by the UC contracts office, so please start the contract conversation immediately if you require a contract to work with us. It is VERY unlikely that UCB will sign a contract initiated by another institution. We cannot sign NDAs or MTAs on behalf of UCB.

Please contact Shana McDevitt for all contractual matters.

Invoicing Timeline

Pre-billing is not allowed for any work. Do not ask for any amount, for any reason. Billing is performed once a month at the end of the month generally around the 7th, and invoices are (generally) sent the third week of the month following billing but you can request an out of cycle invoice if the work is complete. Please review your LIMs submission status for “Ready to Invoice” of “Work Complete” status.  If your funds are expiring and you need urgent billing please let us know before you submit your work. If you cannot allow 2 months for invoicing and payment do not submit without approval from the Operations Director.