RFQ-MA-15-6_Attachment_1-amd_1.pdf

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Attachment 1 Statement of Work EPA ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

May 13, 2015

Overview of Requirement:

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

1) Continued 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:

The period of performance for the contract shall be proposed, but the period of performance shall not exceed 5 years.

Tasks:

1. Tasks for Fixed Laboratory Accreditation:

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 fixed laboratory accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 for fixed laboratory analyses identified in Attachment 2 (subject to method changes). This schedule shall be presented to the EPA for mutual agreement. All milestones identified in the schedule shall be completed during the proposed period of performance. At a minimum the schedule shall provide:

1. Review of the application and associated documentation,

2. Completed on-site and/or offsite assessments 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 and/or offsite assessments.

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The Contractor shall provide notification to the EPA of materials to submit for review/pre-audit preparation, audit report, corrective action responses, dispute responses and accreditation status notification. The Contractor shall provide on-site audit entrance and exit briefings for on-site audits.

2. Tasks for Field Sampling and Measurement Accreditation:

The Contractor shall prepare a milestone schedule to achieve field sampling and measurement accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025. The schedule must allow EPA to phase the accreditation of field methods identified in Attachment 3 across at least two separate years. This schedule shall be presented to the EPA for mutual agreement. All milestones identified in the schedule shall be completed during the proposed period of performance.

At a minimum the schedule shall provide:

1. Review of the application and associated documentation,

2. Completed gap analysis and related reports

3. Completed on-site and/or offsite assessments and related reports,

4. A review of corrective actions, if needed,

5. 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 and/or offsite assessments.