(Sole Source) - Guth - IC

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is soliciting a sole-source procurement for Guth Laboratories Premix Solutions (.10% Certified) for its Implied Consent Lab located at 168 Chandalar Road, Pelham, Alabama, with responses due September 17, 2026.

This is a sole-source procurement; no competitive bidding is anticipated. The contract term runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and may be renewed annually by written agreement, up to a maximum of five years from the effective date.

The estimated contract cost does not exceed $25,000. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences will remain within budgeted amounts when issuing purchase orders. Any price escalation requests during contract performance must be justified with supporting documentation and cannot exceed 5 percent of the annual contract cost.

Suppliers must be registered in Alabama Buys and submit responses electronically through that platform. All supplier inquiries must be submitted through the Supplier Portal to maintain a communications record. Suppliers employing workers within Alabama must verify E-Verify enrollment, with documentation required within five calendar days of notification or the bid will be rejected. The State of Alabama is exempt from paying sales tax under Alabama Code Section 40-23-4(a)(11). The State reserves the right to conduct cost realism and price reasonableness analysis on all bids.