Collaborative Testing Services Cts Proficiency Tender - 148871850

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Collaborative Testing Services Cts Proficiency Testing Supplies

Deadline: 25 Sep 2026

Posting Date: 10 Sep 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 148871850

Document Ref. No.: HT942726CC0024

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

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 disru...

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