This is an Invitation for Bids (IFB) from the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas for DNA sequencing supplies. Bidders must submit electronic responses no later than 5:00 p. m. Central Time on April 17, 2026. For information, contact Nia Woods, Contract Administrator, at ***@***. *. * or **** responses are not accepted. Bidders must fully complete and sign the response document. The contract term commences on the effective date and expires one year from that date, with no changes to terms or pricing allowed during the contract term or any optional renewal period. The contract continuation is subject to funding availability. Pricing must be submitted on the mandatory pricing schedule and include all costs. Invoices will only be paid after approval from the DPS contract monitor. The required specifications include a kit for DNA sequencing with specific components and loci. The delivery address is **** West Road, Houston, TX **** must acknowledge receipt of all solicitation addenda. Late submissions will not be considered. Bids are valid for 180 days after the solicitation opening date. DPS may award one or more contracts based on best value. Bidders must submit required contract forms, information, and pricing. All bids are subject to the Texas Public Information Act. The anticipated date of contract award is April 28, 2026. DPS reserves the right to change these dates.
The deadline for DPS to receive bids is April 17, 2026, at 5:00 p. m. Central Time. The bid notice states, bidder must submit electronic responses no later than 5:00 p. m. central time on ****.
The bid notice mentions prompt payment discounts and recommends electronic funds transfer (EFT) for payments. It also states, dps will pay contractor based on itemized invoices submitted to and approved by dps.
DPS will evaluate responses in accordance with the best value standard. The bid notice states, dps may award one or more contracts resulting from this solicitation to a responsible bidder whose bid is best value under the evaluation criteria in this solicitation.
Bidders must provide evidence of their financial resources and ability to perform, which may include audited financial statements or a Dun & Bradstreet report. The bid notice states, upon request, bidder must provide evidence of its financial resources and its ability to provide the commodities or perform the services for which bidder is submitting a response.
The bid notice mentions that DPS may pursue remedies for false statements, including disqualifying a bid or cancelling a contract. It also states, dps may pursue and enforce any available remedies against the bidder for making any false statement, including disqualifying the bidders response, immediately cancelling any contract awarded to vendor, or recommending state of texas debarment.
The bid notice indicates that in-person responses are not accepted, suggesting no site visit is required. The text states, dps is not currently accepting any inperson solicitation responses.
The last day to submit written questions is April 7, 2026. The bid notice states, last day to submit written questions for **** 5:00 pm cst clarification to dps.