Laboratory analysis services

The Wisconsin Department of Administration's Laboratory Analysis Services multi-award vehicle provides comprehensive scientific testing services across multiple specialized domains. The contract covers a range of laboratory analysis services, specifically focused on fuel and material testing using standardized ASTM methods. Key service categories include botanical science services, aerobiological science services, arboricultural science services, chemical milling services, and biological science services. Specifically, the contract enables procurement of detailed analytical testing for bituminous coal, pre-consumer industrial process waste paper fuel pellets, fuel oil, and alternate fuel samples, with service offerings encompassing short proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, ash fusion temperature testing, mercury analysis, and fuel oil analysis.

The multi-award vehicle is currently held by Twin Port Testing, Inc., based in Superior, Wisconsin, and has been consistently renewed since its initial award in July 2015. The contract operates on an annual renewal basis, with the most recent documented period running from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The vehicle covers the entire state of Wisconsin and includes municipal cooperative purchasing provisions, allowing other governmental entities to utilize the contract. Each analysis is priced individually, ranging from $57 for coal-chloride analysis to $225 for distillate fuel oil analysis, with an estimated total annual contract value of $25,135. The contract requires a maximum 8-day turnaround for analysis, electronic reporting, and compliance with quality assurance standards.