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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 29, 2015 FBO #5119
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F -- Laboratory Analysis of Water Samples for Organic Parameters

Notice Date: 11/27/2015
Notice Type: Sources Sought
NAICS: 541380 — Testing Laboratories
Contracting Office: Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region Regional Office Division of Acquisition Services 2800 Cottage Way, Room E-1815 Sacramento CA 95825-1898 US
ZIP Code: 00000
Solicitation Number: R16PS00136
Response Due: 12/4/2015
Archive Date: 12/19/2015
Point of Contact: Lee, Jong
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: This announcement is hereby issued to Small Business (per the NAICS Code below), 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business Women Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns that may be interested in performing a contract for the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation. The work to be performed is described below. Based upon responses to this announcement, the Government may determine to set this acquisition aside or proceed with an unrestricted solicitation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541380 and the related small business size standard is $15 million. This notice is not a request for proposals/quotations and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. Interested parties should include the following information in their response: (a) Business name, address, cage code, size classification based on NAICS size standard, socioeconomic classification (i.e. HUBZone and/or 8(a)), and a point of contact; (b) A positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (c) Evidence of your experience performing work similar in type and scope to the work in this announcement within the last five years. The evidence should include: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts with telephone numbers. Please do not include more than three past projects; and (d) Include attachments cataloging the company 窺 equipment assets, personnel resources and financial resources that demonstrate company responsibility and capability to perform required work. All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice with all documents, by EMAIL to jmlee@usbr.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. PST on December 4, 2015. The information provided in this announcement is the only information the Government has available at this time. There are no specifications, drawings, bid packages, or source lists available. Questions concerning the sources sought should be directed to Jong Lee by email. No phone calls please. The principal components of the work to be performed include: 1. Laboratory Analysis of Water Samples for Organic Parameters a. Samples: 0001EPA 531 Series3-Hydroxycarbonfuran: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0002EPA 531 SeriesAldicarb: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0003EPA 531 SeriesAldicarb Sulfone: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0004EPA 531 SeriesAldicarb Sulfoxide: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0005EPA 531 SeriesBaygon: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0006EPA 531 SeriesCarbaryl: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0007EPA 531 SeriesCarbofuran: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0008EPA 531 SeriesMethiocarb: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0009EPA 531 SeriesMethomyl: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0010EPA 531 SeriesOxsamyl: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0011EPA 504 SeriesDibromochloropropane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0012EPA 504 SeriesEthlene Dibromide: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0013EPA 515 Series2,4,5-T: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0014EPA 515 Series2,4,5-TP: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0015EPA 515 Series2,4-D: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0016EPA 515 Series2,4-DB: Maximum Reporting Limit 2.0 痢/L 0017EPA 515 Series3,5-Dichlorobenzoic Acid: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0018EPA 515 SeriesAcifluorfen: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0019EPA 515 SeriesBentazon: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0020EPA 515 SeriesDalapon: Maximum Reporting Limit 1.0 痢/L 0021EPA 515 SeriesDicamba: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0022EPA 515 SeriesDichlorprop: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0023EPA 515 SeriesDinoseb: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0024EPA 515 SeriesPentachlorophenol: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.040 痢/L 0025EPA 515 SeriesPicloram: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0026EPA 515 SeriesTot DCPA Mono&Diacid Degradate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0027EPA 505 SeriesAlachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0028EPA 505 SeriesAldrin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0029EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1016: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.080 痢/L 0030EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1221: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0031EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1232: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0032EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1242: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0033EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1248: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0034EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1254: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0035EPA 505 SeriesAroclor 1260: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0036EPA 505 SeriesChlordane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0037EPA 505 SeriesDieldrin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0038EPA 505 SeriesEndrin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0039EPA 505 SeriesHeptachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0040EPA 505 SeriesHeptachlor Epoxide: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0041EPA 505 SeriesLindane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.010 痢/L 0042EPA 505 SeriesMethoxychlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0043EPA 505 SeriesTotal PCBs: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0044EPA 505 SeriesToxaphene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0045EPA 525 Series2,4-Dinitrotoluene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0046EPA 525 Series2,6-Dinitrotoluene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0047EPA 525 Series2,4 �-DDD: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0048EPA 525 Series2,4 �-DDE: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0049EPA 525 Series2,4 �-DDT: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0050EPA 525 Series4,4 �-DDD: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0051EPA 525 Series4,4 �-DDE: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0052EPA 525 Series4,4 �-DDT: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0053EPA 525 SeriesAcenaphthene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0054EPA 525 SeriesAcenaphthylene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0055EPA 525 SeriesAcetochlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0056EPA 525 SeriesAlachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0057EPA 525 SeriesAldrin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0058EPA 525 SeriesAlpha BHC: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0059EPA 525 Seriesalpha-Chlordane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0060EPA 525 SeriesAnthracene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.020 痢/L 0061EPA 525 SeriesAtrazine: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0062EPA 525 SeriesBenz(a)anthracene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0063EPA 525 SeriesBenzo(a)pyrene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.020 痢/L 0064EPA 525 SeriesBenzo(b)Fluoranthene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.020 痢/L 0065EPA 525 SeriesBenzo(g,h,i)Perylene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0066EPA 525 SeriesBenzo(k)Fluoranthene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.020 痢/L 0067EPA 525 SeriesBeta-BHC: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0068EPA 525 SeriesBromacil: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0069EPA 525 SeriesButachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0070EPA 525 SeriesButyl Benzyl Phthalate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0071EPA 525 SeriesCaffeine: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0072EPA 525 SeriesChloroneb: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0073EPA 525 SeriesChlorobenzilate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0074EPA 525 SeriesChlorothalonil: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0075EPA 525 SeriesChlorpyrifos: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0076EPA 525 SeriesChrysene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.020 痢/L 0077EPA 525 SeriesDelta-BHC: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0078EPA 525 SeriesDiazinon: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0079EPA 525 SeriesDi-(2-Ethylhexyl)adipate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.60 痢/L 0080EPA 525 SeriesDi-(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.60 痢/L 0081EPA 525 SeriesDibenz(a,h)anthracene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0082EPA 525 SeriesDichlorvos: Maximum Reporting Limit ug/L 0.050 痢/L 0083EPA 525 SeriesDieldrin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0084EPA 525 SeriesDiethyl Phthalate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0085EPA 525 SeriesDimethoate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0086EPA 525 SeriesDimethyl Phthalate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0087EPA 525 SeriesDi-n-butyl Phthalate: Maximum Reporting Limit 1.0 痢/L 0088EPA 525 SeriesDi-N-octyl Phthalate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0089EPA 525 SeriesEndosulfan I: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0090EPA 525 SeriesEndosulfan II: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0091EPA 525 SeriesEndosulfan Sulfate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0092EPA 525 SeriesEndrin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0093EPA 525 SeriesEndrin Aldehyde: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0094EPA 525 SeriesEPTC: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0095EPA 525 SeriesFluoranthene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0096EPA 525 SeriesFluorene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0097EPA 525 Seriesgamma-Chordane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0098EPA 525 SeriesHeptachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.030 痢/L 0099EPA 525 SeriesHeptachlor Epoxide (isomer b): Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0100EPA 525 SeriesHexachlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0101EPA 525 SeriesHexachlorocyclopentadiene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0102EPA 525 SeriesIndeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0103EPA 525 SeriesIsophorone: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0104EPA 525 SeriesLindane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.040 痢/L 0105EPA 525 SeriesMalathion: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0106EPA 525 SeriesMetolachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0107EPA 525 SeriesMetribuzin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0108EPA 525 SeriesMolinate: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0109EPA 525 SeriesNaphthalene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.30 痢/L 0110EPA 525 SeriesParathion: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0111EPA 525 SeriesPendimethalin: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0112EPA 525 SeriesPentachlorophenol: Maximum Reporting Limit 1.0 痢/L 0113EPA 525 SeriesPermethrin (total): Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0114EPA 525 SeriesPhenanthrene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.040 痢/L 0115EPA 525 SeriesPropachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0116EPA 525 SeriesPyrene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0117EPA 525 SeriesSimazine: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0118EPA 525 SeriesTerbacil: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0119EPA 525 SeriesTerbuthylazine: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0120EPA 525 SeriesThiobencarb: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.20 痢/L 0121EPA 525 SeriesTrans-Nonachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.050 痢/L 0122EPA 525 SeriesTrifluralinn: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.10 痢/L 0123EPA 524 Series1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0124EPA 524 Series1,1,1-Trichloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0125EPA 524 Series1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0126EPA 524 Series1,1,2-Trichloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0127EPA 524 Series1,1-Dichloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0128EPA 524 Series1,1-Dichloroethene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0129EPA 524 Series1,1-Dichloropropene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0130EPA 524 Series1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0131EPA 524 Series1,2,3-Trichloropropane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0132EPA 524 Series1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0133EPA 524 Series1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0134EPA 524 Series1,2-Dichloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0135EPA 524 Series1,2-Dichloropropane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0136EPA 524 Series1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0137EPA 524 Series1,3-Dichloropropane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0138EPA 524 Series2,2-Dichloropropane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0139EPA 524 Series2-Butanone: Maximum Reporting Limit 5.0 痢/L 0140EPA 524 Series4-Methyl-2-pentanone: Maximum Reporting Limit 5.0 痢/L 0141EPA 524 SeriesBenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0142EPA 524 SeriesBromobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0143EPA 524 SeriesBromochloromethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0144EPA 524 SeriesBromodichloromethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0145EPA 524 SeriesBromoethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0146EPA 524 SeriesBromoform: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0147EPA 524 SeriesBromomethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0148EPA 524 SeriesCarbon disulfide: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0149EPA 524 SeriesCarbon Tetrachloride: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0150EPA 524 SeriesChlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0151EPA 524 SeriesChlorodibromomethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0152EPA 524 SeriesChloroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0153EPA 524 SeriesChloroform: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0154EPA 524 SeriesChloromethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0155EPA 524 SeriesCis-1,2-dichloroethene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0156EPA 524 SeriesCis-1,3-dichloropropene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0157EPA 524 SeriesDibromomethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0158EPA 524 SeriesDichlorodifluoromethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0159EPA 524 SeriesDichloromethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0160EPA 524 SeriesDi-isopropyl ether: Maximum Reporting Limit 3.0 痢/L 0161EPA 524 SeriesEthylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0162EPA 524 SeriesHexachlorobutadiene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0163EPA 524 SeriesIsopropylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0164EPA 524 Seriesm-Dichlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0165EPA 524 SeriesMeta, Para-Xylenes: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0166EPA 524 SeriesMTBE: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0167EPA 524 Seriesn-Butylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0168EPA 524 Seriesn-Propylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0169EPA 524 SeriesNaphthalene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0170EPA 524 Serieso-Chlorotoluene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0171EPA 524 Serieso-Dichlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0172EPA 524 Serieso-Xylene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0173EPA 524 Seriesp-Chlorotoluene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0174EPA 524 Seriesp-Dichlorobenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0175EPA 524 Seriesp-Isopropyltoluene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0176EPA 524 SeriesSec-Butylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0177EPA 524 SeriesStyrene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0178EPA 524 SeriesTert-amyl methyl ether: Maximum Reporting Limit 3.0 痢/L 0179EPA 524 SeriesTert-butyl ethyl ether: Maximum Reporting Limit 3.0 痢/L 0180EPA 524 SeriesTert-butylbenzene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0181EPA 524 SeriesTetrachloroethene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0182EPA 524 SeriesToluene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0183EPA 524 SeriesTotal THM: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0184EPA 524 SeriesTotal Xylenes (o, m, p): Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0185EPA 524 SeriesTrans-1,2-dichloroethene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0186EPA 524 SeriesTrans-1,3-dichloropropene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0187EPA 524 SeriesTrichloroethene: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0188EPA 524 SeriesTrichlorofluoromethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0189EPA 524 SeriesTrichlorotrifluoroethane: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.50 痢/L 0190EPA 524 SeriesVinyl Chloride: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.30 痢/L 0191 EPA 551.1 SM 5710 Total Potential Trihalomethane: Analyze with a reporting limit of 0.5 痢/L 0192SM5310Total Organic Carbon: Analyze with a reporting limit of 300 痢/L 0193 EPA 314 EPA 331 Perchlorate: Analyze with a reporting limit of 0.5 痢/L 0194EPA 547Glyphosate: Analyze with a reporting limit of 6 痢/L 0195LC-MS-MSChlorotoluron: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0196LC-MS-MSDiuron: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0197LC-MS-MSIsoproturon: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0198LC-MS-MSLinuron: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0199LC-MS-MSMetazachlor: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0200LC-MS-MSMetoxuron: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0201LC-MS-MSPropanil: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0202LC-MS-MSPyriproxyfen: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 0203LC-MS-MSTebuthiuron: Maximum Reporting Limit 0.1 痢/L 2. The Contractor/laboratory may not sub contract any analysis out. 3. In order to receive an award the laboratory shall be approved by Mid-Pacific Region 窺 Quality Assurance and Data Management Branch, MP-156. Approval will include but not be limited to passing a Quality Assurance Audit as stated below, receiving an acceptable review of the laboratory 窺 QA Manual, round-robin performance evaluation samples, and reporting limits. Audit Process: The MP-156 quality assurance (QA) section conducts audits on laboratories involved in analytical activities that support Mid-Pacific Region projects. The audit consists of reviewing the laboratory 窺 QA manual and the last three years of approved round-robin performance study results, submitting performance evaluation samples, and conducting an onsite audit. The review process allows the QA section to determine if laboratories are capable of performing quality analyses on Mid-Pacific Region samples while following QA/QC practices that meet or exceed Mid-Pacific Region standards and protocols. Background Review: Prior to the audit, the QA section will contact the laboratory QA officer or the laboratory director and request a copy of both the current QA manual and the last three years of approved round-robin performance study results. The performance study results and QA manual are reviewed by the QA section. Performance Evaluation Samples: Prior to the onsite audit, the QA section conducts a performance audit by submitting performance evaluation samples. The purpose of the performance evaluation samples is to evaluate the laboratory 窺 ability to generate accurate data. If the laboratory performs poorly on the performance evaluation samples, the QA section may consider not conducting the onsite audit. The parameters submitted for the performance evaluation samples will be tailored to reflect those of current Mid-Pacific Region projects and the methods the laboratory performs. If the laboratory does not obtain a result within the acceptance criteria, the laboratory will be directed to reanalyze the sample(s). If the reanalyzed result is within the acceptance criteria, then the performance audit is considered acceptable. If the laboratory still does not meet the acceptance criteria upon reanalysis, a new performance evaluation sample from a different lot or vendor will be submitted. If the laboratory can obtain an acceptable result on the new performance evaluation sample, the performance audit is considered acceptable. If the laboratory does not meet the acceptance on the original, reanalysis, or new performance evaluation sample, the laboratory will not be audited or approved for this method/parameter. Audit Agenda: Approximately one week prior to the audit, the auditor will send the laboratory contact a proposed audit agenda. The audit agenda details the time allotted for the initial meeting with management, analytical method review, document review, and debrief. After laboratory review and approval, the audit agenda will be finalized. Onsite Audit: An onsite laboratory audit is conducted by the QA section to assess the laboratory 窺 expertise in conducting the analyses, the capability for producing valid data, the ability to effectively support the data, and the integrity of the QA/QC practices. Meet with Management: The first step of the audit will be to meet with management and key laboratory personnel to discuss the purpose of the audit and give a general overview about the Mid-Pacific Region and the Quality Assurance and Data Management Branch (MP-156). During this meeting, the audit team will discuss MP-156 窺 policies and requirements, the performance evaluation sample results (if available), document request, and questions for the QA Officer (QAO). Analytical Method and Document Review: During the onsite audit, the QA officer, analysts, and other key laboratory personnel are questioned to determine their overall understanding of the methods and laboratory procedures. Documentation practices are also reviewed. In general, the auditors are checking to see if the laboratory procedures follow the laboratory 窺 QA manual guidelines and the EPA method, Standard method, or other method protocols. Debrief: The most serious deviations are presented to the laboratory as findings in a debrief meeting at the end of the audit; the debrief is generally conducted the day after the audit. All the deviations are written as findings or observations in the final audit report. Audit Report: Any deviations from accepted protocols are written in an audit report as findings. The report can also include good practices for any procedures that the auditors would like the laboratory to continue and observations for any procedures that the auditors would like the laboratory to adopt. Laboratory Audit Response and Final Approval Letter: The laboratory is asked to send a response to each finding detailed in the QA section 窺 audit report. The auditors will review this response and assess if the corrective actions and explanations are acceptable. If any response is questionable, the laboratory is contacted for clarification. Once the review of the laboratory 窺 audit response is complete, the lead auditor will send a final letter addressing whether or not the laboratory is approved for use. System for Award Management (SAM), as required by FAR 4.1102, applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered prior to award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov.
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