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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Boston MA 02109-3912 5 Post Office Square US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Amendment 1 revises the Line Items, Statement of Work Tasks and Period of Performance.

The Line Items are changed from the Base and Two Options to a Single Period of Performance

(Base) with no options. Line Items 0002 and 0003 are deleted and line item 0001 is revised to include all required tasks for this effort.

The period of performance for this effort shall be proposed by the offeror, but shall not exceed 5 years.

The anticipated start date is corrected and changed from 06/01/2016 to 06/15/2015.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Patrice Denault

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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Please see the revised Attachment 1, Statement of Work and Attachment 3, Scope of Field Measurement Accreditation, which have been revised to be consistent with the change to one line item.

Description of the Requirement:

As described in Attachment 1, Statement of Work, 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.

This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-81.

This is a total small business set aside.

Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (http://sam.gov) under NAICS code 813920, Professional Organizations, size standard $14,000,000.00, to be considered for award under this solicitation. If you are not already registered under this code and meet the size standard, you must add this NAICS code to your SAM.gov registration.

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Audit for ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation for EPA Region 1 Laboratory

The Contractor shall provide ISO/IEC 17025 Fixed Laboratory Accreditation and Field Sampling and Measurement Accreditation as required in the attached Statement of Work (Attachment 1) for the EPA Region 1 Laboratory located at:

11 Technology Drive North Chelmsford, MA. 01863

The overall length of the period of performance for this line item will be proposed by the offeror, but shall not exceed 5 years. The anticipated start date is 06/15/2015.

This line item is firm fixed priced: To Be Proposed

Quote Instructions:

a. Please provide a firm fixed price quote for the services identified in Line Item 0001. The price shall include all costs associated with the required service to include all labor, materials and travel. The offeror may use their standard commercial format for submittal of their price quote.

b. Please include a brief description of your approach to meeting the requirements of each task. Limit this description to 1 page for each task.

c. Please provide at least one reference for a similar effort, but no more than three references. Include a name, phone number and e-mail address for each reference.

d. Please include documentation to show your recognition as a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA.)

e. Please include your DUNS number with your quote.

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identified in provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, for completion of Representations and Certifications. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov, or http://sam.gov.

If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

g. Offerors are also required to complete the provision at EPA-K-04-101, Representation by Corporations Regarding a Felony Conviction under Federal Law or Unpaid Federal Tax Liability., which can be found on page 29 of the Provisions and Clauses. Please check off is or is not for questions (b) (1) and (2).

Award Criteria:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2 an award will be made to the offeror who can provide the best value. When determining best value the following evaluation factors will be considered along with price: past performance and compliance with all requirements as stated in the RFQ. Evaluation factors other than price when combined are approximately equal to price.

Offerors who do not provide all of the requested information will not be considered for award.

The Contracting Officer may contact offerors to request clarification of information provided to better understand your quote or may request information that appears to be inadvertently omitted.

Submittal Instructions:

Quotes are due May 29, 2015 by 4:00 PM EDT.

Quotes shall be e-mailed to Patrice Denault at denault.patrice@epa.gov by the deadline. Quotes received after the required date and time will not be considered for award.

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Denault, if you have any questions. All questions must be received by May 20, 2015.

Delivery Location Code: R1 LAB R1 Lab NE Regional Laboratory 11 Technology Drive North Chelmsford MA 01863 USA

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