Instituto De Ciencias Forenses
San Juan, San Juan
- UEI
- N6LASB92E717
- CAGE
- 505F4
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 9 Cll Sequoya, San Juan, 00926, Puerto Rico
- Website
- pr.gov
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- Legal Services
- SIC code
- 91 Executive, Legislative, & General
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administracion De Compensaciones POR Accidentes De Automoviles | 69A37525300001640PRA | $478,744 | |
| Not on record | B-18-DP-72-0001 | $1,993,303 | |
| Governor's Authorized Representative | 4339DRPRP00000001 | $10,227,056 | |
| Governor's Authorized Representative | 4339DRPRP00000001 | $9,072,259 | |
| Governor's Authorized Representative | 4339DRPRP00000001 | $225,100 |
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About the company
Instituto De Ciencias Forenses, a U.S. local government entity based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, operates as the sole forensic laboratory serving Puerto Rico and acts as a grant recipient from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and other federal agencies, with no federal contract prime or subcontractor footprint. The institute is an ANAB, FBI, ACGME, and NAME accredited facility with four operational divisions: Criminalistics, Medico-Legal Investigations, Crime Scene Investigation, and Drug Screening and Special Substances Detection.
Instituto De Ciencias Forenses has been in continuous operation since 1985 and holds 31 prime grant awards (86% of its federal footprint) across forensic science capacity enhancement, DNA backlog reduction, and ballistic information network improvements. The Bureau of Justice Assistance dominates the customer base, accounting for 23 of the institute's 36 total federal awards, with an additional eight awards from the National Institute of Justice. The top two funding agencies represent 97% of awards in the source data. Recent prime grant work includes a $100,000 project grant from BJA awarded October 1, 2025, under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037) to enhance the Laboratory Information Management System for NAME accreditation compliance through September 30, 2028; a $294,696 formula grant from the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) awarded October 1, 2024, to improve opioid-related forensic report timeliness and support continuing education through September 30, 2026; a DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction formula grant (CFDA 16.742) awarded October 1, 2024, supporting DNA analyst retention and outsourced database sample analysis to reduce backlog by at least 26 percent through September 30, 2027; and a $700,000 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) project grant awarded October 1, 2023, to accelerate National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) turnaround from 62 days to 24–48 hours through technician hiring, prosecutor funding, and automated imaging equipment acquisition through September 30, 2026.
Instituto De Ciencias Forenses also holds five sub-awards, including work as a sub-recipient under the Governor's Authorized Representative on multiple public assistance awards and a drug-impaired screening laboratory sub-award from the Administracion De Compensaciones Por Accidentes De Automoviles as of November 3, 2025. Combined dollars obligated across all 36 awards total $32.3 million. Activity has remained modest and stable, averaging 2–4 awards per year over the past five years, with two awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Instituto De Ciencias Forenses registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Instituto De Ciencias Forenses's SAM.gov registration is active through September 21, 2027.
What is Instituto De Ciencias Forenses's most recent federal award?
Instituto De Ciencias Forenses's most recent federal grant award is Proposal abstract the puerto rico institute of forensic sciences (prifs) seeks federal assistance under the bureau of… (15PBJA25GG02015SLFO), from Bureau of Justice Assistance (OJP), on October 1, 2025.
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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