Paternity Testing Services
Awarded State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 42700-DHS0000355
- State
- Georgia
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Point of contact
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- Toni Owens toni.owens@doas.ga.gov (404) 656-5346
Opportunity details come from ssl.doas.state.ga.us. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Georgia Department of Administrative Services, procuring on behalf of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Child Support Services, issued an RFP for paternity testing services to support the state's Title IV-D child support enforcement program, with proposals due December 20, 2022. The contract has been awarded to DNA Diagnostics Center Inc at $40 per person tested under an open agency contract structure, with the Notice of Award posted June 26, 2023.
DNA Diagnostics Center Inc was selected over Laboratory Corp of America Holdings based on achieving the highest combined score in the RFP evaluation. The evaluation incorporated both technical merit and cost components; DNA Diagnostics Center's final combined score was 596.0625 compared to Laboratory Corp's 564.585. The estimated award amount reflects usage projections only; actual expenditures will vary based on the volume of tests the Division of Child Support Services orders.
The Division of Child Support Services administers paternity establishment, child support obligation enforcement, medical support obligations, order modification, and distribution functions under the Social Security Act. Protests regarding this award must be submitted electronically to doas.protests@doas.ga.gov in accordance with the Georgia Procurement Manual. Ms. Toni Owens, Georgia Department of Administrative Services, is the issuing officer.
Opportunity text
Pursuant to the State Purchasing Act (Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§50-5-50 et seq.), this electronic Request for Proposals (eRFP) is being issued to establish a contract with a qualified supplier who will provide paternity testing services to the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) (hereinafter, the State Entity) as further described in this eRFP. The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) is responsible for the administration of a statewide child support enforcement program under the provisions of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669). DCSS provides the following functions or services: Locate, Establishment of Paternity, Child Support Obligations, Medical Support Obligations, Enforcement, Modification of Orders, and Distribution. DCSS is mandated to establish and/or enforce support obligations (including paternity) either through administrative or judicial proceedings.
Files
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