SPECIAL NOTICE
H -- Proficiency Tests
- Notice Date
- 10/13/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Procurement Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20535
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- 12-Q-LDQ005447
- Archive Date
- 11/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Christina R. Sims, Fax: 703-632-8480
- E-Mail Address
-
christina.sims@ic.fbi.gov
(christina.sims@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation intends to negotiate on a sole source basis to College of American Pathologists 325 Waukegan Rd. Northfield, IL 60093, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.106-1b, Only One Source Reasonable Available for a subscription for proficiency testing services for 2012. Proficiency testing shall be provided by College of American Pathologists for DNA (DNA, DNAF, FID, and FIDM), Toxicology (FTC - forensic toxicology criminalistics), Whole Blood Volatiles (AL1-blood alcohol). 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 2011 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 College of American Pathologists is the only approved vendor capable of providing the type of DNA, toxicology, and whole blood volatiles testing required by the FBI. 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, Monday, October 17, 2011, via facsimile to the attention of Ms. Christina Sims, Contracts Specialist, at (703) 632-8480. E-mail quotes will also be accepted at Christina.Sims@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.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS1/12-Q-LDQ005447/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: FBI Laboratory, 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia 22135, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN02606707-W 20111015/111013234402-8028bb7ad0e2ba584c64d34a1eae5df7 (fbodaily.com)
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