Sources Sought Notice Laboratory Support Services

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) – Acquisition Directorate (AD) For Defense Prisoner of War/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Laboratory Support Services
Sources Sought Notice

HQ0034-26-SS-1019

Section 1 – General Information
Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Title: Laboratory Support Services
Organization: Defense Prisoner of War/MIA Accounting Agency Sources Sought Notice Post Date: October 20, 2026
Response Date: November 09, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time NAICS: The following NAICS codes may be applicable to this requirement: NAICS Code 621511, Medical Laboratories/Medical Forensic Laboratories., 541380, Testing Laboratories Services, 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, and 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Product Service Code: Q301- Reference laboratory testing Contract Value: $113 million
Contract start date: 3RD Quarter of FY27
Performance Period: 12-month Base and four (4) 12-month Option Periods.

I. Security Requirement

The highest security clearance requirement for this draft PWS is Secret. Contractor personnel identified by DPAA as requiring a Secret security clearance, shall possess and maintain a Secret security clearance at the time of proposal submission and throughout the period of performance as defined by the ICD 704, eligibility for Access to SCI, and reinforced in the DoDM 5105-21, V-3. For interested 8(a) Joint Ventures (JV), the firm shall indicate if the 8(a) JV itself or the individual partner(s) to the 8(a) JV hold the required facility clearance. II. Sources Sought
WHS-AD is requesting responses from “all” sources. This includes Other than Small Businesses, Small Businesses, 8(a) Small Businesses, HubZone Small Businesses, Service-Disabled VeteranOwned Small Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses and Economically disadvantaged Women-owned Small Businesses.
III. Requirement Overview
The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts global research, investigation, recovery, and laboratory operations to identify and account for unaccounted-for Department of Defense (DoD) personnel from past conflicts. These efforts support the DoD personnel accounting mission.
DPAA was established on January 30, 2015; however, its predecessor organizations have supported the personnel accounting mission for decades. DPAA operates a satellite laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, which opened in June 2013. DPAA also maintains permanent