June 6, 2023 - 5:00 PM

Request for Proposals: DNA Laboratory Testing Services

Bid Opportunities – Labs

Event Organizer: City of Asheville, North Carolina

Event Website: https://www.ips.state.nc.us/ips/AGENCY/PDF/15416400.pdf

Event Overview:

Solicitation #: 298-APD.DNALabFY23

“The City of Asheville requests proposals from qualified vendors to provide support services and training related to the implementation and on-going use of a RAPID DNA program. The City desires to enter into an agreement with a qualified vendor to provide validation services and ongoing quality checks of the client instrument, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID System. The vendor must provide training in the collection and submission of DNA samples and DNA analysis within 30 days.They must provide access to a program to develop a DNA database. This program must include the ability to search against BODE Hits NC. The Lab will maintain the DNA results in a database and search the DNA profiles against each other. The vendor must provide on‐demand support from qualified forensic DNA analysts to review flagged Rapid DNA samples and provide dedicated analysts who will monitor email requests and provide support within a 24 hour timeframe.”

Due date: 06 June 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT