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H -- QUALITY CONTROL, TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES SOL DEA-99-R-0022 POC Doreen Upshur, Contract Specialist, (202) 307-7806 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Office of Acquisition Management proposes to enter into a Firm-fixed Price, Requirements contract for the acquisition of Certificates of Accreditation for the DEA Office of Forensic Sciences Crime Laboratories and to participate in a national accreditation program. Mandatory requirements are that the crime laboratory will be inspected and certified by a professional American accreditation body in the United States, the standards that will be applied to achieve accreditation must be acceptable standards established specifically for crime laboratories within the law enforcement profession; the inspection team will consist of trained inspectors that are directors/supervisors from other crime laboratories; and the accreditation will qualify the DEA to become a member of and participate in a national accreditation program for crime laboratories. This is a commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6. The solicitation number is DEA-99-R-0022 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation Circular 97-10. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 8621 and the small business size is $5 million. DEA intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB), Tampa, FL. This contract is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate only with American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) under authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 unless additional sources are located. Any firms desiring consideration must fully identify their capabilities to perform the mandatory requirements addressed herein in writing and submit to the contracting official listed above, fifteen (15) calendar days after publication of this notice.. All respondents will be considered by this agency. This requirement is being solicited on a Sole Source basis. See Note No. 22 Posted 03/22/99 (I-SN311271). (0081)

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