Balance Calibration

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), under the Office of Acquisition Management within the Department of Justice, is seeking information from potential vendors to provide annual on-site calibration services for 500 to 550 Mettler Toledo analytical balances across 14 field laboratory locations, including Dulles, Miami, Chicago, Phoenix, and other major cities. This request, issued under solicitation number D-26-SS-0051, is a sources-sought notice and not a formal solicitation or commitment to award, intended solely for market research purposes. The scope requires calibration to be performed exclusively by Mettler Toledo-certified technicians due to proprietary internal weight challenge software and calibration procedures, with all work must comply with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards and NIST traceability requirements. Calibration certificates must be submitted in both PDF and XML formats and include detailed information such as as-found and as-left values, measurement uncertainty, repeatability data, environmental conditions, DEA property numbers, serial and model identifiers, accreditation logos, and a GWP Verification appendix. All services are to be conducted at DEA field laboratory sites with the government responsible for accepting deliverables based on full compliance with specified technical and documentary standards. The contract, if awarded, would have a five-year potential term consisting of one base year and four option years, with the government retaining sole discretion to exercise each option. Vendor personnel must undergo DEA criminal background checks and provide Personally Identifiable Information (PII) at least 10 business days prior to accessing any facility, and all approved personnel must be escorted at all times while onsite. Responses must be submitted via email to jose.l.marin@dea.gov by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2026, and must include the business name, UEI, CAGE code, SAM-registered socioeconomic status, and any existing GSA schedule information. No formal evaluation factors, pricing data, contract clauses, or packaging standards are detailed in this notice, as it is a pre-solicitation action designed to gauge vendor capability, particularly with regard to ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and the ability to meet Mettler Toledo’s proprietary calibration specifications. The requirement effectively limits qualified responders to Mettler Toledo or its authorized partners, which may impact competition and procurement strategy should a subsequent solicitation proceed. No contract value is specified, as this document does not constitute a binding obligation for funding.