FY27 Treatment Services: Eastern District of Texas

The United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the Eastern District of Texas seeks urine collection, testing, and reporting services for federal defendants and persons under supervision through Blanket Purchase Agreements, with proposals due October 2, 2026, and questions due September 23. No set-aside applies. The Government intends to establish one to two BPAs, each running twelve months from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with unilateral Government option to extend for four additional twelve-month periods (total possible duration: 60 months).

Place of performance is Paris, Texas. The vendor must maintain a physical facility within the Paris catchment area and provide services using Non-Instrumented Drug Testing (NIDT) devices, including specimen collection, chain of custody documentation, secure storage, and result reporting. Estimated monthly quantity is 25–34 specimens in the base year. Pricing shall be submitted on a per-specimen unit basis and must include all base year and option year pricing; the Government reserves the right to ensure prices are as low or lower than those charged to the offeror's most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions.

Mandatory requirements include OSHA bloodborne pathogen training for collectors, gender-matching for direct observation collections, documented specimen collection procedures with temperature verification, secure chain of custody protocols for presumptive positive results, staff background clearances, facility accessibility for persons with disabilities, HIPAA compliance for electronic protected health information, confidentiality protections for defendant records, participation in case staffing conferences and monitoring visits, monthly invoicing with supporting documentation, and three-year record retention following final payment. The vendor shall not bill for untestable specimens or no-shows. The NAICS code is 621420, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers.