32701-13414_Oak_Ridge_Lab_Services_Amendment_1.pdf
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This document is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) Amendment #1 issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Division of Remediation-Oak Ridge (DoR-OR) for Oak Ridge Lab Services. The ITB seeks a five-year contract for Remediation Related Analytical Testing of environmental samples including air, soils, water, vegetation, and biological samples such as fish tissue or benthic macro-invertebrates. The contractor must have a Radioactive Material License, provide standard and expedited turnaround times, deliver Level IV Data Packages, use EPA-approved methodologies, provide Electronic Data Deliverables, and supply sample bottle kits. The contract includes analysis of general inorganics, metals, and organics using EPA-approved methods.
The estimated maximum liability for this contract may exceed one million dollars. The ITB Amendment addresses several questions and comments from bidders, including sample preparation and analysis requirements for biota, uranium and thorium, and fish tissue. The responses provide clarification on the analytical methods and procedures expected for the various sample types.
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ITB # 32701-13414 – Amendment # 1 Page 1 of 1
STATE OF TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
INVITATION TO BID # 32701-13414
AMENDMENT # 1
FOR OAK RIDGE LAB SERVICES
DATE: September 3, 2024
ITB # 32701-13414 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. State responses to questions and comments in the table below amend and clarify this ITB.
Any restatement of ITB text in the Question/Comment column shall NOT be construed as a change in the actual wording of the ITB document.
NUMBER QUESTION / COMMENT STATE RESPONSE
After the samples have been received at the radiological licensed lab and the sample(s) have been screened and determined to be below radiological background levels, can the samples screened that are below background levels be shipped to another lab as needed?
Bidder should follow any prescribed methodology as identified in their radiological licenses as specific to their lab and procedures.
BIOTA is not typically analyzed for VOCs and there are some inherent concerns with analyzing BIOTA for VOCs. Will this be required? If it is determined that VOCs are required, will a bid be deemed incomplete if this analysis is excluded?
We do not anticipate that VOCs for Biota will need to be analyzed.
Please provide clarification on the analytical methods required for uranium and thorium analysis?
As provided in Tab 4 - General Information Table 1, in the Eval Model, Uranium and Thorium are listed under the Analytical Fraction Test Table as Metals ICP-MS, in which the Division of Remediation - Oak Ridge Office (DoR-OR) will need the Analytical Method identified as described in EPA 200.8.
Are the fish tissue samples to be prepared as fillets or whole body?
Depending on the constituents needed to be analyzed, fish tissue samples may need to be prepared as fillets or whole bodies.
Please provide the specific sample preparation procedures requested for the biota samples?
Insects, bird eggs, snake samples, etc., will need to be homogenized prior to analysis. Fish samples will need to be filleted prior to analysis. The expectation is for the lab to handle homogenization of all biota tissue as needed.
Is % lipids determination required for the fish and biota samples?
Yes, the % lipids determination will be required for fish and biota samples.
2. ITB Amendment Effective Date. The revisions set forth herein shall be effective upon release. All other terms and conditions of this ITB not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
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