# Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Pre-Employment Processing & Hiring Center of Excellence

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/15ddhq24q00000167

- Solicitation number: 15DDHQ24Q_00000167
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: No response deadline
- Department: Department of Justice
- Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
- Contracting office: Headquaters (15DDHQ)
- NAICS: 5416 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
- Place of performance: Arlington, Virginia
- County: Arlington County (FIPS 51013). https://abierto.us/counties/arlington-county-va-51013
- City: Arlington. https://abierto.us/cities/arlington-va-5103000
- First posted: September 6, 2024
- Last posted: September 16, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f224dc44fc39456ca58da0479f8c409b/view

## Description

The Drug Enforcement Administration is contemplating contracting for the formation and management of a pre-employment processing hiring center. DEA is seeking a contracted solution that will provide pre-employment processing actions for incoming DEA employees across the Special Agent, Chemist, Diversion, Intelligence, and Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical Occupation (PATCO) career fields that provides DEA expedited pre-employment processes.

In Fiscal Year 2025, DEA will issue a Request for Information to Industry concerning industries understanding, capabilities, and best practices in support of DEA’s contemplated requirement. DEA averages approximately 900 tentative job offers annually and an average of approximately 530 hires annually. The scope of DEA’s requirement may include, but is not limited to, site identification and management, staffing, travel/lodging, and pre-employment testing and assessment activities.

Pre-employment activities may include, but are not limited to, fingerprinting, written and oral psychological assessments, polygraph examinations, drug testing, and medical examinations. Pre-employment activities vary based on the career field. This Special Notice does not constitute a request for information and therefore formal submissions and Q&As are not requested currently. However, the Government will accept informal replies, capability statements, or statements of interest in response to this notice.

Replies may be submitted to Laura Over @ laura.e.over@dea.gov, referencing the subject Special Notice number and title. No contract action will be awarded as a result of this Special Notice Thank you. *Update: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Pre-Employment Processing & Hiring Center of Excellence is a new requirement. This is not a re-compete action. There is no incumbent requirement or contract.

## Publications

- September 6, 2024: Special notice. Notice 2fc348dc08944f75a662efa06cce56cc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2fc348dc08944f75a662efa06cce56cc/view
- September 16, 2024: Special notice. Notice 2b4b7c9be7a64e9bb6dd4861d7db3bf6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2b4b7c9be7a64e9bb6dd4861d7db3bf6/view
- September 16, 2024: Special notice. Notice f224dc44fc39456ca58da0479f8c409b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f224dc44fc39456ca58da0479f8c409b/view

## Points of contact

- Laura Over, laura.e.over@dea.gov, 5716476643
- Nathan Wright, nathan.j.wright@dea.gov, 2027052042

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