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This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the requirements for laboratory testing services for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ). The contractor will provide support for testing potable drinking water, sewage water, storm industrial wastewater, and hazardous waste to ensure regulatory compliance with Virginia state and federal regulations. Key requirements include: - Contractor must be certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia and accredited by NELAC and VELAP. - Contractor shall furnish all sample containers, coolers, and courier services. Sample containers must be provided within 7 days of contract award and by the 21st of each month thereafter. - Specific sample collection and analysis parameters are detailed for wastewater, drinking water, hazardous waste, and stormwater programs. - Contractor must provide sample analysis 7 days a week for drinking water and 5 days a week for hazardous waste/stormwater, adhering to all sample hold times. - Test results must be provided within a 7-day response period, with abnormalities reported the same day. - Raw sample results must be emailed daily to CORs and supervisors. - All reports, materials, and data generated under the contract become the property of the Marine Corps. - A background check is required for access to government facilities. - Deliverables include prelabeled sample containers, test abnormalities reports, raw sample results, and composite sampling. - Performance standards include 100% compliance with sample container provision, collection, storing, and transporting, and 100% accuracy in laboratory analysis and reporting. - Drinking water program services are identified as mission essential.
The bid notice states that sample containers must be provided within 7 days of contract award date and no later than the 21st of each month thereafter. For example, May sample containers must arrive no later than April 21st.
The bid notice states that the contractor services shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia to perform bacteriological and chemical analysis, and the contractor is required to be accredited by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) and the Virginia Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (VELAP).
If the contractor fails to sample or to provide test results, or if the contractor's error, negligence, lack of adequate quality control or mishandling produces test or sampling results which are inaccurate or anomalous, the contractor shall be liable for all costs at no additional cost to the government associated with timely securing and analyzing another sample, i. e. resampling, etc.
The bid notice states that the government may conduct laboratory visits with a 24-hour advance notice to the contractor.
The bid notice states that the contractor shall furnish all sample containers, coolers, and courier services required for testing/sampling the media aboard Marine Corps Base MCB, Quantico, VA.
