SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Laboratory Proficiency Testing
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico Contracts Unit, FBI Engineering Research Facility, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 22135
- ZIP Code
- 22135
- Solicitation Number
- 09-Q-0274333
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2008
- Point of Contact
- Lynda M. Theisen,, Fax: 703-632-8480
- E-Mail Address
-
lynda.theisen@ic.fbi.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Federal Bureau of Investigations intends to award a non-competitive, sole source purchase order to Collaborative Testing Services (CTS), 21331 Gentry Drive, Sterling, VA 20165 for a subscription for proficiency testing services for 2009. Proficiency testing shall be provided by CTS in the following core areas: Breath Alcohol Testing controlled substances, crime scene (bloodstain pattern), serology, DNA, firearms, tool marks, imprint/impression evidence, fiber, latent prints, paint, glass, flammables (fire debris), questioned documents, and toxicology (blood/alcohol, drug). Proficiency testing is a requirement to maintain the FBI Laboratory's accreditation by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Laboratory Accreditation (ASCLD/LAB). Through this accreditation the Laboratory is currently bound by the ASCLD/LAB -International program and must comply with the standards outlined in the ASCLD/LAB -International 2006 Supplemental Requirements for the Accreditation of Forensic Testing Laboratories and the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025. ASCLD/LAB- International requires that proficiency tests must be purchased from vendors that have met ASCLD/LAB- International's strict criteria for the production of proficiency tests. Currently CTS is the only approved provider for crime scene (bloodstain pattern), firearms, tool marks, imprint/impression evidence, latent print, and questioned documents. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement or submit quotes to this office by 2:00 PM, EST, Friday, October 31, 2008, via facsimile to the attention of Ms. Lynda M. Theisen, Contracting Officer, at (703) 632-8480. E-mail quotes will also be accepted at Lynda.Theisen@ic.fbi.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This contract will be awarded as a commercial item in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Parts 12 and 13. All contractors anticipating award, must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN01696877-W 20081029/081027215056-0ba0e15cce07a92b794439d7899217e5 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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