SOW_Grizzly_Bear_Tissue_and_Hair_Contaminant_Analysis.pdf

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USFWS Montana Ecological Services Field Office

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Region 6, Montana Ecological Services Field Office has a need to analyze bear tissue and hair samples (n = up to 100 samples total in one sample shipment) for metal concentrations using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-

MS).

This Statement of Work describes technical assistance activities to be performed by the vendor for FWS including sample analyses, data interpretation, and manuscript preparations.

These activities are building upon ongoing collaborations to quantify the potential impacts of anthropogenic contaminants on various sentinel species throughout Montana. The vendor will be analyzing the concentrations of a suite of elements in bear hair and tissue samples collected by

FWS bear researchers.

Tasks will include:

1) Sample preparation and ICP-MS analyses of bear hair and tissue for the following elements:

a. Arsenic

b. Cadmium

c. Calcium

d. Copper

e. Lead

f. Magnesium

g. Mercury

h. Selenium

i. Zinc

2) Delivery of results, in electronic form (spreadsheet.xls), to FWS including all samples, blanks, and QC samples. The spreadsheet should also contain:

a. Date analyzed

b. Detection limits (clearly identified as MDL, LOQ, LOD, etc.)

c. Calculated % recoveries for SRMs

d. Summary of data normalization

The file should contain metadata to include samples used for the pooled QC and any modifications made to the sample (e.g., filtered, diluted).

3) Assistance with data interpretation, statistical analyses, and manuscript preparation. The contractor must provide follow-up technical communication to the USFWS concerning results by phone or email.