NIGP 96140: Forensic Services

NIGP 96140 Forensic Services is an Item code that encompasses laboratory testing, expert analysis, pathology examination, and specialized forensic investigation services that state and local law enforcement, coroner, and correctional agencies procure on both on-call and annual contract bases. State and local governments under this code buy forensic pathology autopsies and medicolegal death determinations; DNA laboratory testing with database integration and expert witness testimony; toxicology and biological fluid analysis (serology, urine and feces identification); crime scene documentation and forensic photography; method development and validation for drug confirmation testing; and psychological and psychiatric evaluations for criminal justice proceedings. Issuing bodies span county coroner and medical examiner offices, state forensic laboratories, municipal police departments, state corrections boards, and state law enforcement agencies. Sacramento County (California), Henry County (Georgia), Mississippi Forensic Laboratory, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Oregon Department of State Police and Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, and the City of Orlando represent repeat or recent activity under the code.

Recent opportunities reflect strong activity across multiple states and service categories. Sacramento County Coroner's Office posted an on-call RFP (2026PURBRFP0046, due June 25, 2026) for forensic pathology services requiring California medical licensure and American Board of Pathology certification, with rates structured by autopsy, external examination, case review, and expert witness testimony. Mississippi Forensic Laboratory issued a sole-source consulting engagement (1711-26-R-RFIN-00014-V01, due July 13, 2026) worth $79,260 for LC-MS/MS method implementation and validation for drug measurement in blood, requiring ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. Clayton County, Georgia solicited professional forensic photography services under RFP 26-72 (due July 7, 2026) with three years' required experience and case-management system integration. Henry County, Georgia posted RFP 26-33 (due April 8, 2026) for comprehensive medical examiner services staffed by Georgia-licensed forensic pathologists and autopsy technicians serving 100–200 deaths annually. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice sought forensic analysis and expert witness testimony under RFP 696-IG-26-P034 (due May 13, 2026) for serology and DNA testing with ISO/IEC 17025 and ANAB or A2LA accreditation. The City of Orlando issued a sole-source procurement (S26-0413, due April 30, 2026) for DNA Labs International to conduct M-VAC filter DNA testing with direct FDLE CODIS upload at $1.00 to $1,695.00 per service. The State of Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision posted RFPs for forensic psychological and psychiatric evaluations at six correctional facilities at $4,400 per completed evaluation, with proposals due April 4 and May 13, 2026. The Oregon Department of State Police issued RFQ S2570000015774 (due February 3, 2026) for histology tissue processing and paraffin block storage with a five-year term capped at $250,000.