Project Information

Bid Title

Collaborative Testing Services (CTS) Proficiency Testing Supplies

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Delaware

Published Date

Sep 9, 2026

Closing Date

Sep 25, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

HT942726CC0024

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Notice ID

HT942726CC0024

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Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

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DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)

General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
• Original Published Date: Sep 09, 2026 02:12 pm EDT
• Original Response Date: Sep 25, 2026 02:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Oct 10, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
• Product Service Code: 6550 - IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES, REAGENTS, TEST KITS AND SETS
• NAICS Code:
  • 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
• Place of Performance:
  Dover AFB , DE 19902
  USA

Description

This notice announces the intent by the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract to Collaborative Testing Services (CTS) under the statutory authority 12.102(a). The contract is for the purchase of Scheduled proficiency tests shipped at specified dates (vendor dependent) to include testing materials (bloodstains, dried body fluid stains, dried saliva samples) for the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL).

Collaborative Testing Services, LLC (CTS) is the only responsible source capable of providing the highly specialized proficiency testing supplies and services required to maintain the accreditation and operational integrity of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFMES/AFDIL). While four proficiency testing providers are recognized by laboratory accrediting bodies—Collaborative Testing Services, Bode Cellmark Forensics, College of American Pathologists (CAP), and Serological Research Institute (SERI)—comprehensive market research and technical evaluation confirm that only CTS satisfies the agency’s minimum operational, throughput, and scientific requirements. The remaining three providers present critical technical deficiencies that make them unsuitable for AFDIL’s casework requirements: Bode Cellmark Forensics offers infrequent testing schedules that cannot support AFDIL’s staffing capacity or rolling test intervals; SERI imposes compressed completion windows that are incompatible with the extended processing times required by AFDIL’s advanced testing technologies; and CAP utilizes a manual, scan-based submission process that introduces an unacceptable risk of data transcription errors. In contrast, CTS uniquely provides the validated test substrates, electronic reporting infrastructure, and staggered distribution schedules necessary to efficiently test personnel on a continuous basis without disrupting critical forensic operations. Procuring these tests from any other source would jeopardize compliance with time-sensitive accreditation standards, compromise the validity of future casework, and introduce substantial risks to the laboratory's mission. CTS is the sole provider that meets all required sample matrices, capacity requirements, and distribution intervals.

Delivery Date: 01 November 2026

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 and the size standard is 1,250 Employees.

This is a notice of intent to issue a contract on a sole source basis. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotations (RFQ). Any other firms desiring consideration must fully identify their interest in and capability to provide these services to the individual listed below. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written responses are received by the expiration date listed in this notice, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the award will be issued as sole source.

All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Mr. Christopher L. Cook at christopher.l.cook68.civ@health.mil.

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Contact Information

Primary Point of Contact

• Christopher Cook
• christopher.l.cook68.civ@health.mil
• Phone Number 3016192640

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Sep 09, 2026 02:12 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 65Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies

• NAICS 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

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