Department Of Administration Doa #PT5155

Minnesota seeks testing laboratory accreditation renewal

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking renewal of accreditation for its Laboratory Services Division testing laboratory. - Buyer: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Laboratory Services Division, Saint Paul, Minnesota. - Requested service: Renew testing laboratory accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, the competence standard for testing and calibration laboratories. - For some methods, assessment must also address AOAC International guidelines for microbiological and chemical analyses of food, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and cannabis. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, prospective service vendors, or resellers are identified. ISO, IEC, and AOAC International are referenced as standards or guidance organizations. - Quantities and part numbers: None specified; this is an accreditation service rather than a product purchase. - Term: The renewal is described as extending through a future term; the start date and duration are not specified in the available information.

Description

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Laboratory Services Division requests proposals to renew its testing laboratory accreditation. The renewal is to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard for testing and calibration laboratories. For some methods, the accreditation also includes the AOAC International guidelines for laboratories performing microbiological and chemical analyses of food, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and cannabis, revised February 2024.

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