Lab Accreditation Services

The Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen (DCPH-A), part of the Defense Health Agency Medical R&D Contracting Division, is seeking third-party laboratory accreditation services through a Request for Quote (RFQ) numbered HT942726QE003. The contractor will provide comprehensive accreditation services for environmental and biological analytical methods in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, TNI Standards 2016, and DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) standards. Key requirements include conducting bi-annual onsite assessments, issuing accreditation certificates and scopes within specified timeframes, providing written assessment reports within 30 calendar days of audit completion, and processing scope expansion requests. The solicitation is structured on a best-value tradeoff basis, with award decisions based on evaluation of technical approach, past performance, and price, with offerors required to achieve a minimum "Acceptable" rating on technical factors and past performance to remain eligible. The proposal due date is February 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, with responses submitted in two separate volumes covering technical approach/past performance and pricing information.

This is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 541990, and it represents a recompete of the incumbent contract previously held by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (Award Number W81XWH22P0032). The contract is structured as a one-year base period from March 31, 2026 through March 30, 2027, plus four one-year option periods extending through March 30, 2031, with all line items priced as firm fixed price (FFP). Specific price information is not disclosed in the solicitation materials. The contractor must be recognized by U.S. DoD ELAP, an ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement signatory for ISO 17025 accreditation, and capable of assessing TNI compliance, with qualified and appropriately certified auditors. Work will be performed primarily at the contractor's facility with onsite assessments conducted at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005. The Contracting Officer is Jeffrey Sprecher, reachable at jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil or (301) 619-2327.