Testing supplies & Testing Services

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is seeking bids for a new 5-year contract to provide testing supplies and services for vital Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, HIV, and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) testing across the state, with a specific focus on Travis County and the City of Austin. The contract requires FDA-approved assays using nucleic acid amplification technologies, with estimated monthly specimen volumes of 4,000 for Chlamydia/Gonorrhea, 180 for HIV, and 20 for HCV. Bidders must provide line-item pricing for reagents, calibrators, controls, and consumables, as well as fully automated testing instruments capable of processing a minimum of 275 samples within 8 hours. Responses are due by March 27, 2024, and the anticipated contract start date is September 1, 2024, with four one-year renewal options.

The solicitation includes a 21.1% Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) utilization goal, and all respondents, regardless of HUB status, must submit a completed HUB Subcontracting Plan demonstrating their good-faith effort to utilize HUB subcontractors. The contract may be awarded to the incumbent provider or a new vendor, depending on the bids received and compliance with the stated requirements. The procurement documents do not specify the current incumbent(s) or the estimated award value or budget range for this opportunity.