CONTRACT: Drug Cups

The State of New Hampshire, through its Division of Procurement and Support Services, issued Bid Invitation #2597-23 for the procurement of drug testing cups for the Department of Safety and Department of Health and Human Services. The solicitation requires vendors to provide four distinct drug cup configurations with specific panel testing capabilities, including 4,000 units of an 11-panel cup, 10,500 units of a 12-panel cup, 50,000 units of a multi-panel cup, and 25,000 units of another 12-panel cup configuration. Each cup must include precise analyte concentrations for substances such as amphetamine, barbiturates, buprenorphine, benzodiazepines, cocaine, fentanyl, and THC, with stringent requirements for temperature strips, expiration dates, individual foil packaging, and result production within 2-5 minutes. The bid was initially posted on May 9, 2022, with questions due by May 23, 2022, and the bid closing date ultimately extended to June 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM EST. The contract is set to commence on September 1, 2022, with an initial three-year term and potential for two additional one-year extensions. Delivery is required within twenty business days of order placement to two designated locations in Concord, New Hampshire.

American Drug Screening Corp was the incumbent vendor and ultimately won the contract with a total bid of $205,325.00, outcompeting American Screening LLC's non-compliant bid. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly noted in the solicitation documents. Vendors were required to bid on all line items to be considered compliant and must be registered with the New Hampshire Bureau of Purchase and Property and, if applicable, the New Hampshire Secretary of State. The contract includes quarterly and annual usage reporting requirements, with reports due within thirty days of each calendar quarter end. Payment will be processed via Procurement Card for enrolled state agencies or through ACH for non-participating agencies, with payment due within thirty days of invoice receipt and goods acceptance. The state reserved the right to reject any or all bids and to negotiate terms and conditions with the apparent low bidder, including modifications to audit language, returned goods provisions, and indemnification clauses.