This announcement constitutes the solicitation by USAMRAA, Fort Detrick, MD, as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and offers must be submitted in writing (oral offers will not be accepted). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-05.

DESCRIPTION: This action is to be competed to fulfill the need of Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES)/Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) External ISO/IEC 17025 International Assessment and Accreditation Services.

See DELIVERY INFORMATION for POP.

This requirement is brand name only and is Full and Open. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is - 541690- Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with a Small Business Size Standard of $16,500,000.00. No hard copies of the solicitation will be issued by this contracting office. All interested parties can view, download and print a copy of the solicitation and any resulting amendments from the following website:  SAM.gov.      

In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, all contractors wishing to do business with the Department of Defense must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Quotes will be evaluated on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA).  Any resulting contract will be issued as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award. The attached document referenced above includes all clauses and provisions incorporated into this Request for Quotes (RFQ). The full text of the referenced FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

POINT OF CONTACT: Michael Baughman, Contract Specialist [email protected].

All responses to this RFQ must be submitted via email to the email address listed above no later than (NLT) 1000 Eastern Standard Time (EST) 17 September 2021. No late quotes will be accepted.

All questions in response to this RFQ must be submitted to the address listed above NLT 1500 EST 15 September 2021.