Offender Specimen Collection and Drug Testing Services

Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department is requesting proposals for offender specimen collection and drug testing services under RFP 2026-327, with proposals due July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The county may award the RFP in whole or in part to multiple vendors.

The scope encompasses staffing two collection sites in Plano and McKinney (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, plus five Saturdays annually from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.), operation of an Interactive Voice Response system for randomized testing notifications, immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, electronic result reporting, and alternative testing methodologies including oral fluid and hair testing. Annual testing demand is approximately 25,031 tests, comprising 5,452 five-panel screens, 18,006 six-panel screens, and ancillary testing. The successful vendor must maintain lab certification from SAMHSA, TX DPS, or CAP.

The estimated contract value is $600,000. The contract term is two years commencing September 1, 2026, with three optional one-year renewal periods not to exceed five years total. Pricing shall be submitted on a per-test basis with three service models: screening only, confirmation after screening, and screening with automatic confirmation of positives. All pricing must include freight, delivery, insurance, and staffing costs with no additional surcharges permitted. Price reductions are required if the vendor offers lower rates to other customers; price redetermination requests are limited to September 1 anniversaries based on medical Consumer Price Index increases not exceeding 3.0 percent annually.

Evaluation comprises a compliance review and Phase 1 detailed proposal assessment scoring vendor understanding (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), client references (15 points), and cost (30 points). Optional Phase 2 demonstrations and interviews are worth up to 30 points. The county will award to the responsible contractor whose proposal represents the best evaluated offer considering price and qualifications. Funding derives from Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Community Justice Assistance Division appropriations, subject to annual availability. The anticipated award date is August 10, 2026.