Summary
The State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a qualified vendor to provide remote forensic chemistry quality-assurance (QA) services for the Health & Environmental Testing Laboratory's Forensic Chemistry Section. The contractor will support ISO/IEC 17025 and ANAB AR 3125 accreditation by delivering up to 40 hours of expert QA work each month, including document control, internal audits, preparation for ANAB assessments, corrective-action coordination, proficiency-testing oversight, method validation assistance, and annual reporting. The contract runs for an initial two-year period (September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2028) with two optional renewal periods subject to performance and funding.