# El Paso Ionwave #2027-0017R

On-demand drug testing and alcohol screening for the City of El Paso

**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 04, 2026
**Identifier:** 2027-0017R
**NAICS:** 621511

The City of El Paso is seeking on-demand drug testing and alcohol screening services, primarily for its Police Department.
- **Buyer:** City of El Paso Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Department, with services primarily for the El Paso Police Department.
- **Requested services and estimated quantities:** 490 five-panel drug tests; 4 ten-panel drug tests; 4 anabolic steroid tests; 4 alcohol tests; and 4 hair follicle tests. No part numbers are specified.
- **Service requirements:** Testing must be performed by a qualified independent firm or laboratory and follow applicable collection, analysis, and chain-of-custody procedures. Five-panel tests are used for random and certain post-accident testing; ten-panel, steroid, and alcohol testing are used for reasonable-suspicion and specified post-firearm-discharge testing.
- **Ordering and award:** Services are ordered as needed by authorized personnel. The City anticipates one award covering all items, and offers must price every item.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, testing laboratories, or vendors are named in the solicitation materials.

### Description

The City of El Paso is soliciting proposals for drug testing and alcohol screening, primarily for its Police Department. Services include five-panel and ten-panel drug tests, anabolic steroid tests, alcohol tests, and hair follicle tests, ordered as needed by authorized personnel. The solicitation states that one award will be made for all items, and the price form lists a three-year total with an option for two additional years. Responses are submitted electronically through the portal, with a paper response option also provided.

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