Solicitation: 202606109 Forensic Chemistry Quality Assurance Services

The State of Maine seeks 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 work is performed remotely with no on‑site staffing required except for annual internal audit visits. The contract runs for an initial two‑year period (Sept 1 2026 – Aug 31 2028) with two optional renewal periods subject to performance and funding.