NIGP 95248: Genetic Parentage Testing Services (DNA)

NIGP 95248 Genetic Parentage Testing Services (DNA), an Item code, covers forensic and relationship DNA testing that state and local governments procure for medical examiners, law enforcement, and judicial proceedings. The scope includes parentage, sibling, grandparentage, avuncular, and maternal relationship testing; forensic DNA analysis of evidentiary specimens such as buccal swabs, hair, blood-stained FTA cards, touch DNA, stains on clothing or fabric, and skeletal samples (bone, tooth, and nail); and testing of additional reference specimens. Vendors must maintain AABB accreditation or equivalent national laboratory accreditation throughout the contract term and provide secure electronic access to completed DNA reports via web portal or approved electronic delivery method, with documented turnaround times for each service type. County medical examiner offices and metro government justice agencies are the primary buyers; Fulton County, Georgia and Louisville/Jefferson Metro Government have posted solicitations in the recent period.

Fulton County, Georgia's Department of Purchasing and Contract Compliance issued ITB 26ITB1702547C-JH on October 13, 2026, requesting DNA testing services on an as-needed basis for the Medical Examiner's Office with sealed bids due November 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. and a pre-bid conference scheduled for October 27, 2026 via Zoom. The contract runs through December 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal terms subject to Board of Commissioners approval; evaluation is on the basis of lowest responsive and responsible bidder within available funds. Vendors must carry workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), business automobile liability ($1,000,000), umbrella liability ($1,000,000), medical/professional errors and omissions ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), cyber liability ($2,000,000), and bailee/property in care and custody ($500,000). Louisville/Jefferson Metro Government posted RFP 270005 on July 8, 2026, seeking DNA testing services from a nationally accredited laboratory, with proposals due July 29, 2026. Activity is concentrated in Georgia and Kentucky in the recent period.