7-Attachment C Cost Proposal Form.xlsx

This is a Cost Proposal Form (Attachment C) for the State of Utah Division of Water Quality's RFP JH27-127 for sample analysis services related to environmental investigations and general water quality monitoring. The form requires vendors to provide fully loaded pricing for laboratory analysis services including numerous test types such as alkalinity/pH, ammonia, BOD, metals analysis, E. coli, pesticides, PCBs, RCRA testing, and various other EPA, SM, ASTM, USP, USGS, and AOAC analytical methods. The contract is anticipated to result in a single award to a NELAP/ELAP/NELAC certified environmental laboratory and will have an initial contract term of five years with pricing guaranteed for 12 months from the contract effective date.

All costs must be entered in the designated yellow-highlighted cells with fully loaded pricing that encompasses the complete scope of work. The form includes line items for standard test analyses, priority and rush charges, receiving or processing fees, sample bottles, shipping, and other miscellaneous costs, with a total evaluated cost calculation. Vendors must submit their proposals using this exact format without deviation, as any deviation may result in disqualification. Cost proposals will be evaluated on a maximum of 200 points as part of a combined scoring methodology where vendors must achieve a minimum technical score of 560 points (75 percent) out of 800 technical points to advance to cost evaluation. Any costs not included on this cost schedule will not be permitted in the resulting contract.