AMENDMENT II 3160008062.pdf

AMENDMENT II

IFB- 3160008062

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety

July 21, 2026

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety amends the Invitation for Bid (IFB) as follows:

1. Page 7 section 2.2 Bid Specification and Vendor Requirements

Remove item 2 and 13 requirements from Invitation for bid

• Vendor shall hold and maintain ANAB ISO 17025:2017 accreditation in the discipline of

Seized Drugs and hold/maintain licensure by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Vendor must be able to accommodate drug identification backlogs as well a on-going submission of samples. This shall include the ability to differentiate between hemp and marijuana through quantitation of botanicals, waxes, oils, tinctures, and edibles. The ability to quantitate other drug compounds.

• Vendor shall have historical proof of operational capacity to handle minimum of 2,500 drug identification exhibits per month or 30,000 exhibits per year. This may reflect multiple laboratories within the accredited system.

2. Page 7 section 2.2 Bid Specification and Vendor Requirements

Remove item 10

Vendor shall employ on staff multiple, minimum of four, full time ABFT board-certified

Toxicologists with active membership in relevant professional organizations working on the premises of the laboratory a minimum of 90% of the time. This provision offers multiple

Toxicologists available to address clint inquiries, provide back-up to clients, ease of availability for consultation, scheduling of Expert Services support as needed and gives a broader pool of technical support to all customers.

Amended item 10

Vendors shall employ own staff multiple, full time ABFT board-certified Toxicologists with active membership in relevant professional organizations working on the premises of the laboratory a minimum of 90% of the time. This provision offers multiple Toxicologists available to address clint inquiries, provide back-up to clients, ease of availability for consultation, scheduling of Expert Services support as needed and gives a broader pool of technical support to all customers.

3. Bid Specification and Vendor requirements Page 9

Amends to include is it acceptable if the vendor does not employ all the instrumentation types listed under Capabilities as long as requirements of the requested testing are met.

Amends to include, is it acceptable for vendor to provide the vast majority of compounds on list 1,2,3,4 located on pages 11-29.

4. Page 8 Bid Requirements and Vendor Requirements Item 15

Amends the following requirement to read as follows:

Vendor shall provide 24/7 Hotline or designated on call contact for Public Health and

Safety emergencies where Toxicology testing and/or consultation may be required.

5. Page 53 Attachment G: Optional clauses for use in service contract resulting from request for bid: amends to remove the following clauses from Invitation for bid.

Remove:

COPYRIGHTS

Contractor agrees that the rights and title to any copyrightable material first produced under this agreement belongs to MDPS. Contractor hereby grants to MDPS a royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to reproduce, translate, publish, use and dispose of, and to authorize others to do so, all copyrighted or copyrightable work which is incorporated in the material furnished under the agreement regardless of whether it was first produced under this agreement. This grant is provided that such license shall be only to the extent

Contractor now has, or prior to the completion of full final settlements of agreement may acquire, the right to grant such license without becoming liable to pay compensation to others.

INDEMNIFICATION

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Contractor shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless, protect, and exonerate the MDPS its commissioners, board members, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, and the State of Mississippi from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, suits, actions, damages, losses, and costs of every kind and nature whatsoever including, without limitation, court costs, investigative fees and expenses, and attorneys’ fees, arising out of or caused by Contractor and/or its partners, principals, agents, employees and/or subcontractors in the performance of or failure to perform this agreement.

In the MDPS’s sole discretion, upon approval of the Office of the Mississippi Attorney

General and the MDPS, Contractor may be allowed to control the defense of any such claim, suit, etc. In the event Contractor defends said claim, suit, etc., Contractor shall use legal counsel acceptable to the Office of the Mississippi Attorney General and the MDPS.

Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs and/or expenses associated with such defense, and the MDPS shall be entitled to participate in said defense. Contractor shall not settle any claim, suit, etc. without the concurrence of the Office of the Mississippi Attorney

General and the MDPS, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

6. Page 41, Bid Cover Sheet additional question number 8. page 39

Remove the following:

What is the largest customer your company has provided forensics testing service for in the past two (2) years? Please include the annual amount of the billing.

Amended:

What is the largest customer your company has provided forensics testing service for in the past two (2) years? Include only the company’s annual amount of billing and types of service for largest customer.

*** See attachment for updated Bid Cover sheet and Bid Form***

***ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS**

Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to the solicitation by signing and returning the amendment with the bid. The acknowledgement must be received by DPS at the time and at the place specified for receipt of bids.

All other terms and conditions remain the same as listed in the invitation for bid.

For more information or questions regarding this IFB, please contract Britney Wesley at 601-987-

1407, by fax at 601-987-1442 or by email at bjwesley@dps.ms.gov. You may also contact Sonya

Williams at 601-987-1467, by fax at 601-987-1442 or by email at sonya.williams@dps.ms.gov.

I acknowledge and accept all the terms and conditions of the Invitation for Bid amendments.

I hereby certify that I am authorized to sign for my company.

Signature Date

Name (Printed) Date mailto:bjwesley@dps.ms.gov mailto:sonya.williams@dps.ms.gov

ATTACHMENT A

Bid Cover Sheet

The Mississippi Department for Public Safety is seeking to establish a contract for forensic testing services for the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory( MSFL). Bids are to be submitted as listed below, on or before 10:00

A.M. July 28, 2026, p.m. CST

PLEASE MARK YOUR ENVELOPE:

IFB 3160008062

Opening Date: July 28, 2026 Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Attention: Britney Wesley or Sonya Williams

209 Allen Stuart Drive Pearl, MS 39208, 3RD Floor, Suite 3600

Jackson, MS 39216

SEALED BID — DO NOT OPEN

Name of Company: ___________________________________________________________

Quoted By: __________________________________________________________________

Signature: ___________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip Code: __________________________________________________________

Company Representative: _____________________________________________________

Telephone: __________________________________________________________________

Fax: ________________________________________________________________________

E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________

Name and Title of Authorized Signer: ______________________________________

FEI/FIN # (if company, corporation, or partnership):

SS# (if individual):

Forensic Testing Services for the MS Department of Public Safety, MS Forensic Laboratory

RFX# 3160008062

Date: July 28, 2026 – Time: 10:00 A.M. (CST)

The pricing must include ALL associated costs with no additional or hidden fees.

(Detailed Description of services can be found in Section 2.2 of this IFB)

Bid Form (Part One) The pricing must include ALL associated costs with no additional or hidden fees.

COST DATA

Analysis Options and Pricing

Please note vendor may provide panel with different name: however, scope of testing must be the same

TPost orte

Postmortem Testing Testing Panel with same scope Price

Basic Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Blood

Basic Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Urine

Basic Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Tissue

Expanded Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Blood* *

Expanded Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Urine

Expanded Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Tissue

Expert Postmortem

Toxicology Panel. Blood**

Expert Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Urine

Expert Postmortem

Toxicology Panel, Tissue

Drug Impaired Driving/DRE Testing*

Proof POSITIVE® Drug

Impaired Driving/DRE

Toxicology Panel, Blood

Proof POSITIVE® Drug

Impaired Driving/DRE

Toxicology Panel with alcohol, Urine

Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Testing**

Drug-Facilitated Sexual

Assault Survey 2, Blood

Drug-Facilitated Sexual

Assault Survey 2, Urine

Designer Drugs Testing* **

Novel Psychoactive

Substances (NPS) Screen 1, Blood

Novel Psychoactive

Substances (NPS) Screen 1, Urine

Novel Psychoactive

Substances (NPS) Screen 2, Blood

Novel Psychoactive

Substances (NPS) Screen 2, Urine

Synthetic Cannabinoids

Screen, Blood

Synthetic Cannabinoids

Metabolites Screen-

Expanded, Urine

Heavy Metals Testing****

Metals/Metalloids Panel 2, Metals/Metalloids Panel 3, Other Requested Testing*

Cyanide, Blood $

Carbon Monoxide, Blood $

Toxicologist or Certifying Scientist

(deposition, testimony*, case review, trial or Case prep)

Senior Toxicologist review $

Administrative staff or lab analyst (deposition, testimony*) $

Other:

Travel time for all staff is charged at 50% of deposition/testimony* rate and is door to door.

Client responsible for all travel-related expenses.

Client responsible for arranging tor transportation and lodging when located 150 miles from Vendor headquarters.

All fees are calculated on a hourly basis-one hour minimum applies.

Other terms and conditions may apply.

Other Services

Litigation Packet Preparation $

File Preparation (plus cost of supplies) $

Forensics Testing Total $ _______

Bid Form (Part Two)

Bidders shall acknowledge which of the following statements is applicable regarding release of its bid document as a public record. A bidder may be deemed non-responsive if the bidder does not acknowledge either statement, acknowledges both statements, or fails to comply with the requirements of the statement acknowledged. Choose one:

____ Along with a complete copy of its bid, bidder has submitted a second copy of the bid document in which all information bidder deems to be confidential commercial and financial information and/or trade secrets is redacted in black. Bidder acknowledges that it may be subject to exclusion pursuant to Chapter 15 of the PPRB OPSCR Rules and Regulations if the MSDPS or the

Public Procurement Review Board determine redactions were made in bad faith in order to prohibit public access to portions of the bid which are not subject to Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 25-61-

9, 75-26-1 through 75-26-19, and/or 79-23-1. Bidder acknowledges and agrees that MSDPS may release the redacted copy of the bid document at any time as a public record without further notice to bidder. A bidder who selects this option but fails to submit a redacted copy of its bid may be deemed non-responsive.

____ Bidder hereby certifies that the complete unredacted copy of its bid may be released as a public record by the MSDPS at any time without notice to bidder. Bidder explicitly waives any right to receive notice of a request to inspect, examine, copy, or reproduce its bid as provided in Mississippi

Code Annotated § 25-61-9(1)(a). The bid contains no information bidder deems to be confidential commercial and financial information and/or trade secrets in accordance with Mississippi Code

Annotated §§ 25-61-9, 75-26-1 through 75-26-19, and/or 79-23-1. A bidder who selects this option but submits a redacted copy of its bid may be deemed non-responsive.

RELEASE OF PROPOSAL AS PUBLIC RECORD

Offerors shall acknowledge which of the following statements is applicable regarding release of its proposal as a public record. An offeror may be deemed non-responsive if the offeror does not acknowledge either statement, acknowledges both statements, or fails to comply with the requirements of the statement acknowledged. Choose one:

____ Along with a complete copy of its proposal offeror has submitted a second copy of the proposal in which all information offeror deems to be confidential commercial and financial information and/or trade secrets is redacted in black. Offeror acknowledges that it may be subject to exclusion pursuant to Chapter 15 of the PPRB OPSCR Rules and Regulations if the MSDPS or the Public

Procurement Review Board determine redactions were made in bad faith in order to prohibit public access to portions of the proposal which are not subject to Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 25-61-9, 75-26-1 through 75-26-19, and/or 79-23-1. Offeror acknowledges and agrees that MSDPS may release the redacted copy of the proposal at any time as a public record without further notice to offeror. A offeror who selects this option but fails to submit a redacted copy of its proposal may be deemed non-responsive.

____ Offeror hereby certifies that the complete unredacted copy of its proposal may be released as a public record by the MSDPS at any time without notice to offeror. The proposal contains no information offeror deems to be confidential commercial and financial information and/or trade secrets in accordance with Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 25-61- 9, 75-26-1 through 75-26-19, and/or 79-23-1.Offeror explicitly waives any right to receive notice of a request to inspect, examine, copy, or reproduce its bid as provided in Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-61-9(1)(a). A offeror who selects this option but submits a redacted copy of its proposal may be deemed non-responsive.

Bid Form (Part Three)

By signing below, the Company Representative certifies that he/she has authority to bind the company, and further acknowledges on behalf of the company:

1. That he/she has thoroughly read and understands this Invitation for Bids, 3160008062, and the attachments herein.

2. That the company meets all requirements and acknowledges all certifications contained in this Invitation for Bids, 3160008062, and the attachments herein.

3. That the company agrees to all provisions of this Invitation for Bids, 3160008062, and the attachments herein.

4. That the company will perform, without delay, the services required at the prices quoted in Attachment B.

5. This is the best of its knowledge and belief the cost or pricing data submitted is accurate, complete, and current as of the submission date.

6. That the company has, or will secure, at its own expense, applicable personnel who shall be qualified to performed under this Invitation for Bids.

Printed Name: ___________________________________________________________

Signature/Date: ________________________________________________________