PR-15-131-Attachment_1.pdf

Attachment 1 Statement of Work EPA ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

April 29, 2015

Overview of Requirement:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires an Accrediting Body (AB) to implement ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for:

1) Accreditation of our fixed laboratory location in North Chelmsford, MA as a testing laboratory in environmental chemistry for current ISO/IEC 17025:2005 fields of accreditation, target analytes, and methods shown in Attachment 2. (This list may be subject to changes in method, but the overall scope will not expand.)

2) Gap Analysis and subsequent phased accreditation of field sampling and measurement activities for fields of activity, and methods shown in Attachment 3.

The AB shall provide documentation of recognition as a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA.)

Required Period of Performance:

EPA requires a one year base contract for an initial on-site audit for accreditation and two options of one year each to provide surveillance auditing by the accrediting body. This Contract will have a maximum period of performance of 3 years.

Tasks:

1. Tasks for Year One: The EPA New England Regional Laboratory’s current ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation expires on April 23, 2016.

The Contractor shall prepare a milestone schedule to maintain accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025. This schedule shall be presented to the EPA for mutual agreement. At a minimum the schedule shall provide:

1. Review of the application and associated documentation,

2. Completed on-site assessments and/or gap analyses and related reports,

3. A review of corrective actions, if needed,

4. Timely issuance of accreditation pending satisfactory and timely submission by

EPA of supporting documentation and corrective actions to any non-conformances that arise as a result of the on-site assessments.

The Contractor shall provide an initial audit for accreditation of fixed laboratory analyses identified in Attachment 2 and Gap Analysis of field methods identified in Attachment 3.

The Contractor shall provide notification to the EPA of materials to submit for review/pre-audit preparation, audit report, gap analysis report, corrective action

Attachment 1, RFQ-MA-15-00006, page 1 responses, dispute responses and accreditation status notification. The Contractor shall provide on-site audit entrance and exit briefings for the initial audit.

2. Tasks for Year Two: If the option for this period is exercised, the Contractor shall provide a surveillance audit of fixed laboratory analyses identified in Attachment 2 and the initial audit of field methods identified in Attachment 3 under Accreditation for 2016.

The mutually agreed upon schedule shall be updated as necessary. The Contractor shall provide on-site audit entrance and exit briefings.

3. Tasks for Year Three: If the option for this period is exercised, the Contractor shall provide a surveillance audit of fixed laboratory analyses identified in Attachment 2 and those field methods that were accredited in Year Two. The Contractor shall also provide the the initial audit of remaining field methods identified in Attachment 3 under Accreditation for 2017. The mutually agreed upon schedule shall be updated as necessary. The Contractor shall provide on-site audit entrance and exit briefings.