Sources Sought
Request for Information - DNA Buccal Collection Kits
Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation
AI summarySources sought notice (request for information, or RFI) 20270753FDDU: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory Division wants to know which companies can supply DNA buccal (cheek swab) collection kits for the National DNA Index System (NDIS), for delivery to Quantico, VA. It is market research, not a solicitation, and no award comes from it. Capability statements are due by the response due date of November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Federal Bureau of Investigation who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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Sources sought notice (request for information, or RFI) 20270753FDDU: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory Division wants to know which companies can supply DNA buccal (cheek swab) collection kits for the National DNA Index System (NDIS), for delivery to Quantico, VA. It is market research, not a solicitation, and no award comes from it. Capability statements are due by the response due date of November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- The DNA collection device must be made by Bode Technology
- Vendor accredited by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and compliant with ISO 9000 quality standards
- Keep at least 100,000 kits in inventory for immediate shipment, or describe how many kits you can make at one time and how fast
How to submit: Email to the contracting officer at bvlane@fbi.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Worth checking: Collection device must come from Bode Technology. The requirement names one manufacturer for the key part, so a business must be able to buy or supply Bode devices.
- Worth checking: Large inventory of 100,000 kits. Holding that many kits ready to ship takes money and storage. The RFI lets vendors propose a different approach with details.
- Minor: Questions due November 2, 2026. Questions go by email only to the contracting officer, and verbal questions are not accepted.
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- Minor: Market research only, no award. Responding does not make you a bidder. A later solicitation, if any, will be posted on SAM.gov and you must watch for it.
- Minor: Barcode and printing detail. Each kit needs three matching barcodes and a color-printed form on 100# tag stock, so a vendor needs printing and labeling skills.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- RFI Buccal Kits Final 2026.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Collection kits with everything needed to take a cheek swab, and optionally a fingerprint, from an arrestee, convicted offender or non-US citizen detainee
- A DNA collection device made by Bode Technology
- Kit parts: nitrile gloves, a pre-inked fingerprint pad, two wipes, the FD-936 data form, a drying envelope and an instruction sheet
- A colored tamper-evident return envelope with the FBI's Business Reply Mail postage and matching barcodes on the form, envelope and device
- At least 100,000 kits in inventory for immediate shipment, or a described alternative
- Capability statements and general pricing, for market research only
- Contract type
- Not stated. This is a sources sought notice and RFI. The RFI mentions a possible Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed over time) contract vehicle.
- Place of performance
- Quantico, VA, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officer at bvlane@fbi.gov
- Page limits
- Capability statement: 10 pages, not counting the administrative information
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement in PDF, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel format
- Put the administrative information in one attachment: point of contact, phone, email, UEI, CAGE code, business type and SAM-registered NAICS codes
- List the company name and address, GSA Schedule or other contract numbers, and whether the product is a commercial item sold to the public
- Show your technical ability, personnel and experience for the kits
- Mark any proprietary information clearly, page by page
- Send general pricing, if you choose to, as a separate document marked PRICE DATA
- Keep everything unclassified
- Do not send proposals, past performance information, or requests to be added to a mailing list
Not in the notice text
- Quantities and delivery schedule for the kits are not stated
- Contract value, contract length and contract type are not stated
- No set-aside is stated on SAM.gov; the notice says small and large businesses are encouraged to respond
- Whether a solicitation will follow, and when, is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Division 0700, Quantico, VA
- Product/service code
- 6640 · Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334516)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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