EMA- Proficiency Test Samples - SM

The State of Illinois, through the Division of Nuclear Safety under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement to Environmental Resource Associates of Golden, Colorado, for radiological and environmental testing services. The contract, valued at $8,773.00, became effective July 1, 2026, and concludes on June 30, 2027. The agreement was executed under small purchase procurement procedures on June 18, 2026, and is funded through State fiscal year 2027 appropriations.

Environmental Resource Associates will provide proficiency test samples and radiochemistry laboratory analyses across fourteen line items, including MRAD 45 testing services (water radionuclides, gross alpha/beta measurements, vegetation radionuclides, and air filter analyses) scheduled for September through November 2026, RAD 148 analyses (iodine-131, natural isotopes, strontium-89/90, tritium, and gamma emitters) scheduled for January through February 2027, and MRAD 46 testing services (air filter radionuclides, water gross alpha/beta, soil radionuclides, and air filter gross alpha/beta) scheduled for March through May 2027. Individual line item prices range from $461.00 to $854.00 per analysis, with an additional $300.00 charge for shipping and handling. No subcontractors are utilized under this agreement, and all charges are classified as one-time, non-periodic costs.