The Judiciary, State of Hawaii, is seeking proposals for statewide drug confirmation testing services. The contract period is 24 months with potential for two 12-month extensions. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the HIEPRO system by August 19, 2026. Key requirements include GC/MS and LC/MS/MS testing capabilities, adherence to specific cutoffs, specimen validity testing, and secure sample storage. The technical proposal will be evaluated first, followed by the priced proposal. Certified laboratories are required. The estimated number of confirmations per year is 7,788.
Proposals are due by August 19, 2026, 12:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time.
The Judiciary shall have thirty 30 calendar days after receipt of invoice or performance of the services to make payment. The judiciary shall have thirty 30 calendar days after receipt of invoice or performance of the services to make payment.
Award will be made to the proposer whose technical proposal is acceptable and qualified, and is most advantageous to the judiciary, considering price and evaluation factors. Award will be made to proposer whose technical proposal is determined to be acceptable and qualified and the most advantageous to the judiciary taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals.
The contractor must be a laboratory certified by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) or a College of American Pathologists Forensic Testing Laboratory (CAPFUDT). The contractor shall be a laboratory certified by the united states department of health and human services hhssubstance abuse and mental health services administration samhsa to perform urine drug testing for federal agencies, andor shall be a college of american pathologistsforensic testing laboratory capfudt.
Liquidated damages of **** for each calendar day of delay in completion of any item of the contract after the required date of completion. The amounts of said damages shall be fixed at the sum of fifty dollars **** for each and every calendar day the contractor delays in the completion of any item of the contract after the required date of said completion.
Questions must be submitted by July 24, 2026. Questions must be submitted by the question deadline date.
Failure to comply with technical proposal requirements, such as including costs, can lead to rejection. Failure to submit required certificates on time may result in no award. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be grounds for rejection of the technical proposal.