(Sole Source) Randox RABTA Kits BHTX (MA)

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is soliciting a sole-source multi-year master agreement for Randox RABTA blood kits (BHTX) with responses due September 21, 2026 — a narrow three-day window. This is a sole-source procurement, the primary filter for qualification.

Randox RABTA kits are to be shipped to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Birmingham Lab, Toxicology Division, at 2026 Valleydale Road, Hoover, Alabama. The contract structure is a multi-year master agreement with annual renewals and fixed pricing locked for the life of the agreement. The total contract cost ceiling is $25,000 or a five-year term from the effective date, whichever comes first. Pricing is fixed; suppliers may request price increases if material or labor costs increase significantly through no fault of the supplier, with approved increases not to exceed 5 percent of annual contract cost.

Suppliers must be registered in Alabama Buys and participate electronically through the Public Solicitation site. Suppliers that are foreign entities must be registered with the Alabama Secretary of State. All suppliers must verify E-Verify program enrollment prior to award if they employ one or more employees within Alabama. The State of Alabama is exempt from sales tax. A Disclosure Statement is required from the awarded supplier within ten days of award only if the contract exceeds $25,000.

The State retains the right to conduct cost realism and price reasonableness analyses on all bids. The contract is governed by Alabama law with exclusive venue in Montgomery, Alabama.