Sources Sought - ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Accreditation Assessment Services for DoD Public Health Laboratories
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912CN-26-Accreditation
- Agency
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Army Contracting Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command, on behalf of the Department of Defense Public Health Command - Pacific (DPHC-P), is conducting market research to identify qualified sources to provide ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation assessment services. The anticipated services will encompass initial or renewal on-site accreditation assessments, virtual or remote assessments including document reviews, surveillance assessments, and assessment reporting with corrective action review and scope modification processing for multiple DoD laboratories. The government requires a single vendor capable of supporting three laboratory locations: Camp Zama in Japan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, and Honolulu, Hawaii, with laboratory scopes potentially including environmental, chemical, biological, molecular biology, and food analysis testing. Past performance will be evaluated on a sliding scale from Unsatisfactory to Excellent based on compliance and performance metrics, with a requirement for 100% compliance and assessment reports to be submitted within 30 days of site visits. This pre-solicitation notice was posted on December 22, 2025, with a due date for responses listed as January 5, 2025, and interested vendors should submit their capability statements and relevant documentation by the stated deadline.
This opportunity includes no set-aside designations and is open to both small and large businesses. The contract is structured around a three-year accreditation cycle with on-site assessments scheduled for 2026 and 2028 for environmental and biological/chemical laboratories, and 2027 and 2029 for food analysis laboratories, indicating a multi-year performance period spanning approximately four years. The government has not disclosed specific award values or budget ranges in the pre-solicitation notice. Services are anticipated to be recurring in nature and will require both domestic and international travel to support continuous accreditation status across all three designated laboratory locations. Qualified vendors with experience in ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation assessments and demonstrated capability to conduct assessments in multiple geographic locations, including overseas facilities, are encouraged to respond to this market research inquiry.
Notice text
*Please see addtional details attached. Document labeled: SOW (updated by CS).
The 413th Contracting Support Brigade is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of providing laboratory accreditation assessment services in support of Department of Defense Public Health Command – Pacific (DPHC-P), Division of Laboratory Sciences.
The Government anticipates a requirement for third-party laboratory accreditation assessment services conducted in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and applicable program-specific standards. The anticipated requirement will support multiple DoD laboratories and is structured around a three-year accreditation cycle, which may include a combination of on-site, virtual, and surveillance assessments.
The anticipated scope of services may include, but is not limited to:
- Initial or renewal on-site accreditation assessments
- Virtual or remote assessments, including document reviews
- Surveillance assessments conducted between full renewal cycles
- Assessment reporting, corrective action review, and scope modification processing
The Government anticipates that assessments will be required for laboratories located in the following areas:
- Camp Zama, Japan
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington
- Honolulu, Hawaii
*Please take note: We are looking for one company who can provide support to all three locations.
Laboratory scopes may include environmental, chemical, biological, molecular biology, and food analysis testing, and assessments may require both domestic and international travel. Services are anticipated to be recurring in nature and performed over a multi-year period in order to support continuous accreditation status.
The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine the availability of qualified small business and large business sources capable of performing the described services and to assess the level of competition within the marketplace. This notice is issued solely for market research purposes and does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, or commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.
Interested vendors are requested to submit capability statements addressing their experience with ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation assessments, applicable laboratory disciplines, geographic coverage, and ability to perform on-site, virtual, and surveillance assessments for DoD laboratory environments. Please provide estimated pricing quotes for the described 3 year services, including pricing assumptions for each assessment type and location. Pricing information is requested for planning and market research purposes only and shall not be considered binding.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW (updated by CS).docx | DOCX document |
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