Notice_of_Intent,_Florida_Accreditation.docx

W81XWH-18-Q-0139

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is issuing a Notice of Intent for a Sole Source the award of a firm fixed price contract to obtain National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) accreditation through the Florida Department of Environmental Health Department. This accreditation requires conformance to accepted criteria for competence identified in The NELAC Institute (TNI) Standards: 2009.

An assessment and evaluation of APHC laboratory’s conformance to the quality standards prescribed under the ISO and TNI criteria will be confirmed by a third party accreditation organization approved by the Florida Department of Health during the approved third party on-site visit to the APHC laboratory to perform an audit and assessment.

Specific Tasks / Requirements

Objective 1 – Accredit the APHC lab as required.

Task 1 - Review all required/necessary quality documentation from the APHC Laboratory as well as information from the third party’s onsite audits.

Task 2 – Provide a list of approved third party qualified and appropriately certified auditors to perform the required onsite audits to assess the laboratory for the laboratory’s particular field of testing (methods/analytes) requested on scope, using appropriate comprehensive checklists containing the TNI 2009 standards criteria which relates to the lab capabilities and competences

Task 4 –Evaluate laboratory’s response(s) to the third party accreditor’s final report and any identified deficiencies to determine if laboratory’s response (s) adequately address identified deficiencies and laboratory has met all requirements for TNI (NELAP) accreditation through the state of Florida..

Task 5 – Accredit the following Drinking Water Methods and Parameters under NELAP accreditation through this contract.

Microbiology methods for SM9223B and SimPlate;

Metals by SM 2340B, EPA 245.1, EPA 200.7 and EPA 200.8;

Inorganics by EPA 300.0, EPA 331, OIA-1677, EPA 415.3, EPA 350.1EPA 353.2, EPA 365.1;

Organics by EPA 505, EPA 515.3, EPA 524.2, EPA 531.2, EPA 547, EPA 548.1, EPA 552.3, and DLS 209;

Radiological by EPA 900.0, EPA 901.1, EPA 600/4-75-008, SM 306, 13TH Ed, EPA 520/5-4-006, and SM 303, 13TH Ed.

Task 6 - Provide documentation of NELAP accreditation (Deliverable 1) to the APHC upon successful completion of the assessment and approval by Florida.

The estimated period of performance for this acquisition is one year with four one-year options for a total of five years. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible, interested parties may identify their interest by submitting capability information by Tuesday, 12 June 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EST in order to establish the ability of the responder to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract is based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government; information received will be considered for the sole purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with responses to this notification. All inquiries must be submitted via e-mail to nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil. Telephonic inquiries shall not be accepted.