New Hampshire Office of Highway Safety Single County Phlebotomy Program

The New Hampshire Department of Safety, Office of Highway Safety, is requesting proposals through a competitive RFP process to establish and operate a single-county phlebotomy program serving Strafford County. The procurement seeks a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive legal blood draw services for suspected impaired driving cases, including 24/7/365 availability with a guaranteed 60-minute response time for phlebotomists to arrive at designated draw locations such as police departments, jails, and secure facilities. The vendor must employ certified and properly trained phlebotomists equipped with appropriate non-expired blood collection supplies, including grey-top tubes and alcohol-free cleansers, and assume full responsibility for training, certification, liability coverage, transportation, and biohazardous waste disposal. The program is anticipated to process approximately 500 cases annually. Key evaluation criteria include technical merit (60 points total: 20 points for vendor business and service experience, and 40 points for phlebotomist experience and qualifications including training plans, quality assurance procedures, and court testimony management) and price proposals (40 points), assessed on a 100-point scale. The vendor must maintain liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, obtain a Certificate of Good Standing from New Hampshire, and provide Workers' Compensation coverage as applicable. Critical dates include a vendor conference on February 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM via Microsoft Teams, vendor inquiry deadline of February 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM, and proposal due date of March 3, 2026, at 3:30 PM, with the contract term set at one year from Governor and Executive Council approval.

The RFP documentation does not identify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational types from responding, nor does it reference any incumbent vendors or current contractors. However, vendors must demonstrate financial stability, capacity to manage county-wide operations, and prior relevant project experience in phlebotomy or similar medical services. A contractual requirement mandates that the vendor contribute 25% cost-sharing toward program operations. Pricing should reflect flat-rate fees for each blood draw response and court testimony appearance, with quarterly reporting requirements documenting calls, response times, draw locations, case numbers, delays, and total costs billed per period. The contract will operate on a non-exclusive, "Not to Exceed" basis, with the vendor assuming full liability for all phlebotomists and procedures performed. No specific award value or budget range is listed in the available documentation.