Questions and Responses - Lab Services TRVMP Notice ID 191BWC25R0009.pdf

Lab Services TRVMP Notice ID 191BWC25R0009

1. Incumbent Contract Information o Could the Government provide the name of the incumbent contractor, the total contract value, and any available public record or contract number associated with the previous award?

191BWC24F0095

EGC-AGEISS LLC

Base plus 4 $1,712,572.09

2. Sample Collection & Logistics o Will all sampling be performed by USIBWC personnel, or should contractors also include optional pricing for subcontracted field collection services?

Samples will be collected and shipped by on site personnel, however we will welcome the optional costs in the event we need that service

• Are overnight shipments on ice acceptable to meet sample holding time requirements?

• Yes

3. Laboratory Requirements o Must the prime contractor’s laboratory hold California ELAP certification for all parameters, or will subcontracted ELAP-certified laboratories be acceptable for certain analyses?

Subcontracting for certain analyses is acceptable o Can the Government confirm if analyses not listed in the TRVMP QAPP but included in the solicitation must also carry ELAP certification?

For the federal government, other certifications especially federal NELAC are acceptable.

4. Deliverables & Reporting o Are electronic data deliverables (EDD) in Excel format sufficient, or does the Government require a specific database-compatible format?

Excel format is the preferred EDD, Bench sheets can be submitted in PDF o Will Chain-of-Custody (COC) forms be required in both scanned electronic form and original hardcopies?

Scanned is acceptable

5. Contract Structure o Will the Government accept pricing on a unit cost per sample/parameter basis, or require a firm-fixed total price by CLIN?

Unit cost is preferred as some of the sampling is event based and may or may not occur

6 For dry weather transboundary events (Task 5), should pricing assume one event annually, or should multiple events be priced in as contingencies?

Dry weather events are not one event annually but cannot be determined as they vary each year based on infrastructure challenges resulting in the spills. Provide price per event and we will obligate multiple events

7. May an interested bidder NOT bid on ALL Tasks, e.g., Task 4? Or NOT bid on a select portion of a Parameter Group, e.g., E. coli, Enterococci, Fecal Coliform, Norovirus and Enterovirus?

As this is for the California issued NPDES permit requirements, all tests are required by the state of California. However, subcontracting other parameters is allowed and is expected.