--Annual Accreditation

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office of Forensic Sciences intends to award a purchase order to American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB), under the sole source authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The purpose of this purchase order -- which will be issued under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures -- is to maintain the accreditation of DEA's forensic laboratories. DEA's forensic laboratory system achieved accreditation under ISO 17025 and ASCLD/LAB supplemental requirements through the ASCLD/LAB International Program in 2010. Each accreditation remains in effect for five years with payment of an annual accreditation fee. A sole source purchase is appropriate because ASCLD/LAB is the original organization that inspected the DEA laboratories and granted the certificates and is the only entity that can validate each laboratory's ASCLD/LAB International Certificate of Accreditation and approve maintenance of these Certificates of Accreditation for each laboratory. If any another organization determines it has the capability to provide ISO 17025 and ASCLD/LAB supplemental requirements through the ASCLD/LAB International Program -- and is therefore a responsible source -- it may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the DEA. The closing date for such submissions is Friday, December 17, 2010, 3:00 p.m. EST