Blanket Purchase Agreement FA286017A0036

The Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract FA286017A0036 was awarded by the Defense agency to the Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration Division (MDHLAD), a division of the State of Maryland government, to provide newborn metabolic testing services. The single-award contract has a ceiling value of $150,000.00 and a period of performance through September 2022. Under this BPA, MDHLAD conducts newborn screening testing and case management for military families overseas, managing a network of state laboratories to support the program. MDHLAD has received over $1 million in prior federal contracts from the Department of Homeland Security and Defense Health Agency to provide newborn screening and technical support for the BioWatch biodetection program. The State of Maryland, through its Department of Education Division of Rehabilitation Services, also holds a separate $10.5 million IDV contract with the Department of the Army Materiel Command to provide full food services at Fort Meade, Maryland, demonstrating the state's capability to manage large-scale service contracts for federal agencies.