SS2328 PUR7776 ANAB.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

TITLE: ANAB Accreditation Short description of the commodity or service desired: Accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board for FDLE laboratories

CONTACT

Name: Kimberly Bowling Address: 2311 Phillips Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 Telephone: 850-410-7300 Email: FDLEOGSContracts@fdle.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2328

Date posted: 12/14/2022 Last day for receipt of information: 1/10/2023

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

86101811 - Accreditation or Re-accreditation Services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Four (4) years

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

FDLE/Investigations and Forensic Sciences

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

FDLE’s mission is to promote public safety and strengthen domestic security by providing services in partnership with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes while protecting Florida’s citizens by enforcing and supporting prevention of drug activity, responding to emergency situations, and preventing any act of criminal violence in the State of Florida pursuant to Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC.

Pursuant to s. 943.325 Florida Statutes, the FDLE maintains six (6) crime laboratories located at its various Regional Operations Centers throughout the state; each operating with the specific mission of investigating high profile criminal case work that is essential to the evidence

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processing and investigation portion of all criminal cases conducted by the Agency. In order to maintain the critical standards of integrity and proficiency required for the numerous high profile investigations handled by FDLE, each laboratory must be inspected and accredited.

Intended Single Source:

ANSI National Accreditation Board 600 N. Plankinton Ave, Suite 300 Milwaukee, WI 53203

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$380,000

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is a non-governmental organization that provides accreditation services and training to public and private sector organizations, serving the global marketplace. ANAB is the largest accreditation body in North America and provides services in more than 75 countries.

FDLE has been accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) since 1990. ASCLD/LAB has merged operations with ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) in 2017.

ANAB will maintain the ASCLD/LAB brand, and current ASCLD/LAB customers will continue to be accredited under the ASCLD/LAB accreditation symbol.

ANAB has provided accreditation of forensic service providers since 1982, making them the longest established provider of accreditation based on ISO standards for forensic agencies in the United States. The programs for forensic service providers changed to a foundation based on ISO/IEC 17025 in 1999 with FDLE’s accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 in 2010. Accreditation is based on the assessment of an agency's technical qualifications and competence for conducting specific testing, calibration, and/or inspection activities within the scope of ISO/IEC 17025 as well as specific standards from the accreditation provider. All ANAB forensic accreditation programs are based on ILAC G19.

FDLE has written its standard operating procedures and administrative manuals to be accredited to the specific standards required by ANAB. For FDLE to change to a different accreditation provider when our accreditation assessment must be completed by May 2023 so we can retain accreditation is not possible. The work hours required to perform the review for a new accreditation program would be cost prohibitive to the state. ANAB customer service and quality is known to FDLE and they continually provide exceptional service. Lesser experienced accreditation companies cannot support the accreditation needs of a state laboratory of FDLE’s size.

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ANAB is an international accreditation program that is recognized by the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation for accreditation of forensic science programs for law enforcement agencies. ANAB is also the only organization that is a full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation. Therefore, ANAB is the only program that can perform the on-site inspections required to maintain FDLE's crime laboratory accreditation. It is also the only agency that can perform the annual site visits for accreditation. Accreditation is essential for FDLE's Forensic Laboratories to maintain their high level of integrity and professionalism during criminal investigations and court proceedings.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Jason Bundy, Director of Forensice Services Sonya Avant, Chief of General Services

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A- 1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.