Solicitation
Forensic Polygraph services
Administrative Office of the US Courts · Sol. 097--27-04PO
Due in 26 days8(a) sole source
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The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the District of Alaska wants a vendor to give court-ordered polygraph (lie detector) exams to people under federal supervision, mostly sex-offense cases, in Anchorage. It plans a Blanket Purchase Agreement (a standing 'charge account' where work comes as referrals) for fiscal year 2027, with up to four one-year options. Award goes to the lowest-priced offer that passes a pass/fail technical review.
Watch out for
- Set-aside label does not match the packet. SAM.gov shows 8(a) Sole Source, but the packet describes open competition with a lowest-price award, so a small business should confirm who is actually eligible before spending time on a bid.
Solicitations are subject to open competition and will be for the provision of services in Fiscal Year
- Travel and lodging are your cost. Exams are at the probation office in Anchorage, and any travel and lodging must be built into the per-exam price, which matters if your examiner is not based in Anchorage.
associated with providing these services shall be the financial responsibility of the vendor and
- Low volume and no guaranteed work. The estimate is only 3 exams a month for each exam type, and the agreement does not promise any work, so total revenue is likely small.
BPAs are not contracts and do not obligate government funds in any way.
- Lowest price wins, likely one vendor. Only 1 vendor is planned and the lowest technically acceptable price wins, so there is pressure to bid low while covering travel, report writing and no-shows.
approximately 1 to 1 vendors are needed to provide the required services
- Strict pass/fail on paperwork and pricing. Missing a price for any project code, or taking exception to any term, makes the offer technically unacceptable, and the packet says offers are awarded on initial submissions.
Proposals that take exception to the terms and conditions will be
- Narrow examiner qualifications. Examiners need APA accreditation and membership, 40 hours of sex-offender testing training, and two years of criminal-case experience, which limits who can be proposed.
Examiners shall have an active regular membership in the APA.
- Heavy compliance and records duties. You must follow HIPAA rules, keep records for three years after final payment, report concerning behavior within 24 hours, take part in monitoring visits, and send monthly invoices by the 10th, which is a lot of admin for a small volume.
Submit invoices monthly to arrive no later than the tenth (10th) day of the month
- Unclear whether the packet is tailored. Section B opens with generic wording about substance use, mental health and sex offender treatment, so some sections may not apply to polygraph work; ask the contracting team if unsure.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- 097--27-04PO Solicitation Packet (1).pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Clinical polygraph exams and written reports (project code 5022): sexual history exams and instant-offense exams
- Maintenance polygraph exams and reports (project code 5023) to check compliance and honesty during supervision
- Examiners who meet set training, membership, licensing and experience standards
- Record every exam on audio or video and send a typed report to the officer within 10 business days
- Do the exams at the probation office in Anchorage, one day a month, during set hours
- Notify the probation officer within 24 hours of worrying behavior, keep confidential records, and send monthly invoices
- Contract type
- Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA); lowest price, technically acceptable. Work is ordered through referrals, so no volume is guaranteed.
- Period of performance
- 12-month base (fiscal year 2027, Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027) plus four 1-year options; total not more than 60 months
- Place of performance
- U.S. Probation Office, 222 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage area including Eagle River, Girdwood, Glen Alps)
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable: pass/fail technical review first, then the lowest Total Evaluated Price (estimated monthly quantity x 12 x unit price, options included).
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 3:00 PM local (Alaska) time
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting team at akptreatment@akp.uscourts.gov (or ryan_blackmarr@akp.uscourts.gov); put the solicitation number 097--27-04PO in the subject line. Hard copies are not accepted. You must confirm the government received it.
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability (pass/fail): complete signed forms, pricing on every project code, certification of compliance, background disclosure with audit reports, staff qualifications, references
- Lowest total evaluated price among technically acceptable offers
- On-site facility visit for offerors that are acceptable and lowest priced (not needed for current vendors, unless a new site is proposed)
- Responsibility check: not on the federal exclusions list and references show satisfactory performance
What to include when you submit
- Complete and sign the AO 367 form (blocks 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- Price every project code (5022 and 5023) for the base year and each of the four option years; no sliding price scales
- Submit the full Section K (representations and certifications), even though it is not scored
- Attachment A: signed Certification of Compliance, naming any subcontractors or noting none
- Attachment B: Background Disclosure listing every agency audit or monitoring report from the past 5 years with copies, performance sites, licenses, and fire and safety compliance
- Attachment C: Staff Qualifications for each examiner, with education, experience, licenses, and the criminal-history certifications
- Attachment D: three references for similar work in the past 3 years (not required for current vendors of this office)
- Do not submit Sections C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J with the proposal
- Register in SAM.gov when you submit the offer
You must have
- Polygraph examiners must have a basic polygraph school education accredited by the American Polygraph Association, plus a bachelor's degree or 5 years as a full-time law enforcement officer
Polygraph examiners shall be graduates of a basic
- At least 40 hours of certified post-conviction sex offender testing (PCSOT) training beyond basic polygraph training
minimum of 40 hours of Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing
- Active regular membership in the American Polygraph Association and its continuing education
Examiners shall have an active regular membership in the APA.
- At least two years of polygraph experience in criminal cases, with training or experience examining sex offenders
Polygraph examiners shall have a minimum of two
- Examiners must be licensed by the State regulatory board, if the state requires it
Examiners shall be licensed by the State’s regulatory
- No staff providing direct services may be under investigation or charged with a crime, on supervision, convicted of a sex offense, or on a sex offender registry (certified in Attachment C)
No proposed staff members providing direct delivery of services under this contract are
- Registered in SAM.gov when the offer is submitted, and kept active if awarded
The Offeror shall register in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the
- Past audit or monitoring reports from the last 5 years must show a rating of in compliance (or a fixed problem with proof); or explain in writing why there are none
technically acceptable, an Offeror must have received ratings of in compliance
- Three references for the same or similar services in the past 3 years, unless you already hold an agreement with this office
The Offeror shall provide three references (Federal, State, or local government agencies
- SAM.gov lists the set-aside as 8(a) Sole Source, but the packet says open competition. Check with the contracting team whether your 8(a) status matters.
Solicitations are subject to open competition and will be for the provision of services in Fiscal Year
Not in the notice text
- Unit prices, past award values or any total contract value (the price lines are blank forms)
- Whether the 8(a) set-aside shown in SAM.gov limits who may bid
- Whether a current vendor already holds this work (not stated)
- About 76,000 characters in the middle of the packet were not included (remaining Section I clauses and Section J attachments such as the polygraph questionnaire)
- Exact days of the month for the one monthly visit (to be set later with the officer)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 097--27-04PO
- Agency
- Administrative Office of the US Courts
- Office
- US District Court, Ak
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
- NAICS
- 561611
- Product/service code
- B599
- Business type
- Security & guard services
- Place of performance
- Anchorage, AK, 99513
- Contracting contact
- Ryan Blackmarrakptreatment@akp.uscourts.gov907-677-6170
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This notice is intended to advise you that the United States Probation & Pretrial Services Office for the District of Alaska is currently soliciting for forensic polygraph vendors to provide services in the City and Borough (Eagle River, Girdwood, Glen Alps) of Anchorage, Alaska. In general, these services include the performance of clinical polygraph examinations and reports (designed to examine a defendant’s lifetime sexual history and/or identify additional or unreported offense behaviors in individuals under federal supervision) and maintenance polygraph examinations and reports (intended to verify an individual’s honesty toward community supervision and/or sex offender treatment).
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