Specifications include, but are not limited to: The CONTRACTOR will perform a battery of defined genetic tests in order to determine paternity probability for the State of Delaware, Delaware Health and Social Services (the DEPARTMENT), Division of Child Support Enforcement (the DIVISION), for all Title IV-D cases in Delaware when such testing is at the request of the DIVISION, or Family Court or Administrative Order, or under the Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement Program. Those persons subject to paternity testing shall be determined by Family Court or Administrative Order, and will include the child, the mother, and the alleged father. All genetic testing by the CONTRACTOR should determine a statistical probability of whether a biological relationship exists between a particular child and the person alleged to be the biological father, and the CONTRACTOR must establish a Paternity Index. The CONTRACTOR must be competent to perform tests for genetic markers or systems that are cost efficient, reliable, uncontroversial, and capable of yielding a statistically valid paternity probability of 99% or more.
