Notice of intent to issue a Sole Source Award for Laboratory Accreditation
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75D30126Q79183
- Agency
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CDC Office of Acquisition Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- R420 Support- Professional: Certifications And Accreditations (Other Than Educ Or Info Tech C&A)
- Place of performance
- Atlanta, Georgia 30341, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ISO/IEC 17043:2023, and ISO/IEC 15189:2022 standards through a sole source award to the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), with capability statements due August 17 by 2:00 pm EST. This is a notice of intent; no competitive solicitation will be published.
A2LA is identified as the only source capable of accrediting CDC laboratories to ISO 15189. The accrediting body will perform inspection activities to provide independent validation that government laboratories conduct work according to documented procedures and internationally accepted quality standards, and will ensure adherence to all applicable QMML requirements.
Place of performance is Atlanta, Georgia. The NAICS code is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; the PSC code is R420, Support—Professional: Certifications and Accreditations (Other Than Education or Information Technology C&A). The contract will be firm-fixed-price.
Responses received within five days of this notice's posting will be considered by the Government to determine whether competitive procurement is warranted. The Government retains sole discretion whether to compete the contract based on responses received. Capability statements should be emailed to Contract Specialist Eugene Gutierrez at zvm0@cdc.gov.
Notice text
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global health Center, Division for Global
HIV & TB International Laboratory Branch intends to award a sole source firm-fixed-price
contract to the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for
accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ISO/IEC 17043:2023, and ISO/IEC 15189:2022
standards. The accrediting body must perform inspection activities pursuant to formal
recognition of ILB as an accredited laboratory for these three standards. Accreditation provides
independent validation that government laboratories are conducting their work according to
documented procedures and internationally accepted quality standards. The accrediting body will
also ensures adherence to all applicable QMML requirements. The American Association for
Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is the only source capable of accrediting our laboratories to
ISO 15189, 17025, 17043. No solicitation will be published for this requirement. This notice is
issued solely to determine whether there are any responsible sources capable of meeting the
Government's requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations;
however, all capability statements, or responses received within five (5) days of the issuance of
this notice shall be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to
compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion
of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of
determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any capability statement, or
response should be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Eugene Gutierrez, at zvm0@cdc.gov no
later than August 7, 2026, at 2:00 pm (EST).
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