Title
Collaborative Testing Services, Inc.
Description
For $40,700.00 in payment authority for a new contract, entered on or about Feb. 1, 2019 for a term of five years, to purchase Proficiency Tests for the Police Department's Laboratory Bureau. The tests are vital to the Laboratory Services Bureau to provide tests in areas of controlled substances, firearms, latent print examination, forensic biology, blood alcohol, crime scene, arson and questioned documents. The laboratory accreditation requires mandatory administration of a Proficiency Testing program using external test providers for all analysis disciplines of the laboratory. In addition, the Laboratory Services Bureau, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and the American National Accreditation Board require that a portion of the tests be acquired from an approved external proficiency test vendor. These tests are a critical part of the Police Department's effort to provide life safety services to the public and for use in critical incidents and complicated scenes.