El Paso Ionwave #2027-0017R Addendum 1

City of El Paso drug-testing and alcohol-screening services

The City of El Paso is seeking as-needed drug-testing and alcohol-screening services, primarily for its Police Department. - Government buyer: City of El Paso, Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Department; services are primarily for the El Paso Police Department, including its Human Resources Operations function. - 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. - Testing requirements: A qualified, independent firm or laboratory must collect and analyze samples, following privacy and chain-of-custody procedures. Random testing uses a five-panel screen for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and phencyclidine. Reasonable-suspicion and post-firearm-discharge testing may include ten-panel, steroid, and alcohol testing; post-accident testing uses a five-panel test. Critical-incident testing may use hair, breath, urine, or blood samples. - Ordering and award scope: Services are ordered as needed. Police Department personnel may order directly; other City departments require written authorization. One award is planned for all items, and offers must price every item. - Term: The price form identifies a three-year initial term with options for two additional years at the same unit prices. Exact start and end dates are not stated; this is not an annual subscription. - Named vendors and organizations in plan-holder or conference materials: ACTDT; Axis Forensic Toxicology; Axiscore, LLC; Concentra; CoreCivic; Drug Free Workplaces; DSI Medical Services Inc.; EAA Solutions 2024 LLC.; EYE CUP 24/7 DRUG & DNA TESTING; Fastest Labs of El Paso; Fastest Labs of Huntington Beach; Gatekeeper Security Group Inc.; GOVGUIDE INC; Green Marble Concepts, LLC; Mishra Investments LLC; Nao Medical; Nova Dx Sciences; Pwxpress; Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.; Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC; Redwood Toxicology Laboratory; and Certiva LLC. These are listed as plan holders or conference attendees, not as selected awardees; additional plan holders may exist. - OEMs: No product manufacturers or OEMs are identified; this is a services procurement.

Description

The City of El Paso is seeking proposals for drug testing and alcohol screening services, primarily for its Police Department. The price form lists five-panel drug tests, ten-panel drug tests, anabolic steroid tests, alcohol tests, and hair follicle tests, with approximate quantities specified for each. The City will order services from one successful offeror as needed, and one award will be made for all items. Proposals are due November 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. MST, and submissions are through the portal's Response Attachments tab.

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