ATTACHMENT_A_Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration_SDS.pdf
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- 26-P-00105
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- Hillsborough County, Florida
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This is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard reference document supporting a procurement solicitation by the City of Tampa Water Department for Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Sand Filter Media. The City of Tampa is seeking qualified vendors to supply GAC and sand filter media for filter remediation and maintenance operations at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Plant under Project 26-P-00105. The procurement requires two filter sizes with specified quantities: large filters requiring 2,134 cubic feet of GAC and 768 cubic feet of sand, and small filters requiring 1,260 cubic feet of GAC and 540 cubic feet of sand. Materials must meet American Water Works Association Standard B-604-05 and NSF 61 certification, with an effective size of 1.0-1.2 millimeters and specified uniformity coefficients. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov eProcurement Portal by 3:00 pm on February 9, 2026. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder and will be effective for two years with options for two additional two-year renewal periods. Delivery is required within fourteen working days of order receipt, and materials must include a ninety-day guarantee.
The estimated contract amount is $1,000,000.00, with the City maintaining no minimum or maximum purchase requirements and the right to adjust quantities without penalty. This solicitation is designated as a sheltered market for Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBEs), offering a 5% bid discount to certified SLBE firms not to exceed $10,000. Bidders must provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) complying with OSHA Hazard Communication Standard guidelines, which require uniform formatting with sixteen standardized sections covering product identification, hazard information, composition, first-aid measures, fire-fighting procedures, accidental release measures, handling and storage, exposure controls and personal protective equipment, physical and chemical properties, stability and reactivity, toxicological information, ecological information, disposal considerations, transport information, regulatory information, and preparation dates. Successful bidders must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, Automobile Liability coverage of $500,000 to $1 million, Workers' Compensation insurance, and pollution and asbestos legal liability coverage of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. The contract is open to all qualified businesses and will be available to Hillsborough County Government Purchasing Council members under identical terms and conditions.
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ATTACHMENT A
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Safety Data Sheets
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires chemical manufacturers, distributors, or importers to provide Safety Data Sh eets
(SDSs) (formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDSs) to communicate the hazards of hazardous chemical products. As of
June 1, 2015, the HCS will require new SDSs to be in a uniform format, and include the section numbers, the headings, and associated information under the headings below:
Section 1, Identification: Includes product identifier; manufacturer or distributor name, address, phone number; emergency phone number; recommended use; restrictions on use.
Section 2, Hazard(s) identification: Includes all hazards regarding the chemical; required label elements.
Section 3, Composition/information on ingredients: Includes information on chemical ingredients; trade secret claims.
Section 4, First-aid measures: Includes important symptoms/effects, acute, delayed; required treatment.
Section 5, Fire-fighting measures: Lists suitable extinguishing techniques, equipment; chemical hazards from fire.
Section 6, Accidental release measures: Lists emergency procedures; protective equipment; proper methods of containment and cleanup.
Section 7, Handling, and storage: Lists precautions for safe handling and storage, including incompatibilities.
Section 8, Exposure controls/personal protection: Lists OSHA’s Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs); ACGIH Threshold Limit Values
(TLVs); and any other exposure limit used or recommended by the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer preparing the SDS where available as well as appropriate engineering controls; personal protective equipment (PPE).
Section 9, Physical and chemical properties: Lists the chemical's characteristics.
Section 10, Stability, and reactivity: Lists chemical stability and possibility of hazardous reactions.
Section 11, Toxicological information: Includes routes of exposure; related symptoms, acute and chronic effects; numerical measures of toxicity.
Section 12, Ecological information*: Ecotoxicity (aquatic and terrestrial, where available); Persistence and degradability;
Bioaccumulative potential; Mobility in soil; other adverse effects (such as hazardous to the ozone layer).
Section 13, Disposal considerations*: Description of waste residues and information on their safe handling and methods of disposal, including the disposal of any contaminated packaging.
Section 14, Transport information*: UN number and shipping name; Transport hazard class(es); Packing group, if applicable;
Environmental hazards (e.g., Marine pollutant (Yes/No)); Transport in bulk (according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code);
Other Special precautions which a user needs to be aware of, or needs to comply with, in connection with transport or conveyance either within or outside their premises.
Section 15, Regulatory information*: Safety, health, and environmental regulations specific for the product(s) in question.
Section 16, Other information: Includes the date of preparation or last revision.
*Note: Since other Agencies regulate this information, OSHA will not be enforcing Sections 12 through 15(29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)).
For detailed information on each Section listed above please visit: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom-appendix-d.html https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom-appendix-d.html https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom-appendix-d.html
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