DRAFT NWP NPDES Lab Contract PWS_Redacted.pdf

NPDES Permit Water Quality Analyses 1

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Portland District Operations Division

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

For

NPDES Permit Water Quality Analyses

July 1, 2023

Prepared by Operations Division Portland District 333 SW 1st Avenue Portland, OR 97208

DRAFT

NPDES Permit Water Quality Analyses 2

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Background

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has been issued National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day hydroelectric facilities. To ensure the protection of water quality and human health, these permits place limits on the types and am nts of pollutants that can be discharged from the facilities and require routine monitoring f discharge points. The Corps is seeking a certified laboratory for analytical services to d mo trate compliance with NPDES permit limits. Corps personnel will conduct all sampling nd pack ng of samples. The laboratory will be required to complete once weekly transpo tation of samp for analysis and monthly or bi-weekly delivery of sampling supplies from onneville, The Dalle nd John Day Projects.

2. Laboratory Certification The laboratory shall be accredited in accordance with th ational Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP); however, in lieu of NELAP acc ditation the Laboratory may have a current laboratory accreditation includin eith he State of O on Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program or the Washingt n State partment of Ecology Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program for the alyte equir n the task(s). If the laboratory cannot conduct a specific anal ical process th y may contract with another laboratory to perform the analysis. All co actor and subc tractors, if any, to be used during the term of the contract must be ide ified with eir list of ualifications, certification, and representative experience.

3. Laboratory Location The laborato y located tion-wide.

4. Wo Period The bas ear, option years sampling schedule (Tables 1 -3) are shown below. Optional years may be ex ised at the Go rnment’s discretion.

Base year – 01 Ju 202 to 30 June2024 Option year 1 – 01 J y 2024 to 30 June 2025 Option year 2 – 01 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 Option year 3 – 01 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 Option year 4 – 01 July 2027 to 30 June 2028

5. Task The Corps anticipates 3,292 samples will be submitted for analysis during the base year. For subsequent years, the Corps anticipates submitting 1,012 samples during option year one and 984 samples for option years two, three, and four. These sampling quantities include an

NPDES Permit Water Quality Analyses 3 optional line item for unforeseen analytical. The actual quantities may be lower due to variables with the projects’ operations and frequency of the optional analytical. Samples submitted shall not exceed the anticipated quantities specified in this paragraph.

All analytical methods must be approved under the most current 40 CFR part 136, unless a particular method is expressly requested by the Corps. All analyses shall be completed within the allowable holding times listed in 40 CFR 136.3, Table II.

Tables 1 through 3 summarize the sampling quantity, frequency, and par meters for Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day Projects during the base and option years.

Table 1 Base Year Sampling Summary

Site Parameter Reporting Level1

Num er of S mples2

Sample Frequency

Number of Yearly Samples2

Bonneville

Oil and Grease 5.0 mg/L 24 Weekly 1,248

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Per EPA thod

608.3 4 Semi-annual

Oil and Grease SGT 5 mg/L 100 Optional < /= 100

The Dalles

Oil an Grease

5.0 m L 21 Weekly

1,092

Poly lorin ted Biphen (PCB)

Per EPA Method

608.3 5 Semi-annual

Oil and rease SGT

5.0 mg/L

< /=100 Optional

< /= 100

John Day

Oil d Grease 5.0 mg/L 12 Weekly 624 olychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Per EPA Method

608.3 5 Semi-annual

Oil and Grease SGT 5.0 mg/L < /=100 Optional < /= 100

Total < /= 3,292

1 Laboratory analytical methods must achieve a minimum level of at least the value listed in the table 2 The actual number of samples will vary based on project equipment operational status and sampling error

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Table 2 – Option Year 1 Sampling Summary

Number of Samples2

Sample Frequency

Number of Yearly Samples2

Bonneville

Oil and Grease 5.0 mg/L 24 Monthly 288

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Per EPA Method

608.3 4 S mi-annual

Oil and Grease SGT 5.0 mg/L < /=100 tional < /=100

Oil and Grease

5.0 mg/L 21 Monthly

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Per EPA Method

608.3 5 Semi-annual

Oil and Grease SGT 0 m /L

/=100 Optional < /=100

John Day

Oil and reas 5.0 m L 12 Monthly 144

Po chlorinated B enyls (PC

Per EP Metho

5 Semi-annual

Oil and ase SGT 5.0 mg/L < /=100 Optional < /=100

Total < /+ 1,012

1 Labora analytical methods must a ve a minimum level of at least the value listed in the table 2 The actua mber of samples will vary ed on project equipment operational status and sampling error

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Table 3 – Option Years 2, 3, and 4 Sampling Summary

Number of Samples2

Sample Frequency

Number of Yearly Samples2

Bonneville Oil and Grease 5.0 mg/L 24 Monthly 288

Oil and Grease SGT 5.0 mg/L < /=100 O onal < /=100

Oil and Grease

5.0 mg/L 21 Monthly

Oil and Grease SGT

5.0 mg/L

/=100 Optional

< /=100

John Day Oil and Grease 5.0 mg/L 12 Monthly 144

Oil and Grease SGT 5.0 mg/L < / 00 Optional < /=100

Total 984 1 Laboratory analytical methods must achieve a minimum level of least the ted in the tabl 2 The actual number of samples will vary based on project equipme operational ampling error

In the event samples are deliv bove their mperature requirements or outside their hold time, the analytical laborat y shall i mediately ontact the project contact listed in Section #7 and not conduct any ana sis of samp es above th recommended temperature range.

6. Supplies The laboratory shall supply a materials and equipment for safe and method appropriate handling, co ction, servati at no additional charge. Shipping and sample containers and supplies all be suitable r the sa ple matrix and analytical method.

The labo ory shall provid ample bottle kits specific to each project in properly sized sample coolers. A ty cal sample b tle kit shall include:

• Properly s d ample coolers

• Pre-labeled and preserved sample bottles

• Materials for holding wet ice

• Temperature blanks

• Sampling instructions

• Sufficient shipping labels

• Chain of custody forms

• Packaging instructions

• Any materials required to ship samples, including boxes, packing peanuts, tape, etc.

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The laboratory shall deliver the appropriate amount of sample bottle kits and coolers at a monthly or bi-weekly delivery schedule. Enough coolers will be supplied that allow the project to keep samples once packaged for delivery at 4 ℃ (+/- 2 ℃) until delivered to the laboratory.

Coolers will be labeled for proper DOT shipment and sent to the project address listed in Section #7.

In addition to the sample kits, the laboratory must provide additional two (2) supply of sample bottles and labels at no extra cost to be held in stock at the projects to b sed as replacements for damaged bottle or unplanned verification sampling.

7. Deliverables Accurate and complete analytical results shall be provided bo h in hardcopy a d electronically in a searchable PDF. All electronic laboratory reports shall e submitted to the C s within 5 business days of sample receipt by the laboratory. Pape copies of laboratory repor shall be sent out no later than 10 days after receiving the sam es unless herwise requested by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and agreed up n by e laboratory. All analytical reports shall contain Level II QC data packages including th ollowing at a minimum as appropriate.

• Analytical results

• Case Narrative

• Surrogate recoveries

• Chain-of-custody

• Method blank

• Laboratory con ol sample (L S) and duplic te (LCSD)

• Matrix spike (MS) nd Ma x spike ate (MSD)

If discrepanci und, an dated report will be created and sent electronically and as a paper cop o the proje contact

Exceeda es of reporting le els will be reported to the project contact listed in Section #7 immediate

All electronic lab ato eports shall be submitted to additionally, an elec onic and paper copy of the report shall be sent to each project contact listed below.

Cascade Locks, OR 97014-0150

NPDES Permit Water Quality Analyses 9 name that matches the legal name in the System for Award Management (SAM) record and not the ‘Doing Business As’ (DBA) name. Failure to ensure that the legal business name on the invoice and the legal business name in the SAM record could delay the processing of the invoice and may result in the invoice being rejected.

Contractor to send billing information for all locations to: