The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking to award a sole source purchase order for support and maintenance of the Porter Lee-Bar Coded Evidence Analysis Statistics and Tracking (BEAST) system, which is integral to the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS). This opportunity does not have a set-aside, meaning it is open to all businesses, but it is not a competitive solicitation. Interested parties should note that this is a Special Notice, indicating that the government is not seeking bids but rather capability statements, with a submission deadline of August 26, 2026.
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Description
The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration intends to award a sole source purchase order to Port Lee for Porter Lee-Bar Coded Evidence Analysis Statistics and Tracking (BEAST) for Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) data acquisition. This vendor uses proprietary systems/reports to generate data and reports needed for the continued operation of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s sponsored National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS). The DEA’s NFLIS-Drug data collects drug identification results and associated information from drug cases submitted to and analyzed by participating Federal, State, and Local forensic Laboratories with drug chemistry sections many of whom are ANAB/ASCLD/LAB accredited and conform to the requirements of ISO 9001 and designed to assist forensic laboratories in meeting the requirements of ISO 17025 accreditation. The government will not modify the data obtained from participating vendors other than to ingest it into NFLIS. This notice is not a request for competitive quotation. The closing date for submitting a capability statement is August 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). All submission should be submitted electronically to Denise.N.Scott@dea.gov.
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.
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