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0001 Job Environmental Laboratory Services

FFP

Laboratory analyses shall be conducted in accordance with the statement of work and specific analytical requirements identified at the task order level. Services shall be priced and billed according to the pricing schedule.

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CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

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AMOUNT

$3,000.00 $1,250,000.00

DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

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$3,000.00 $250,000.00

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The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

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PRICING SCHEDULE

Pricing Schedule - Environmental Sampling/Testing - Laboratory Rates

ITEM

DESCRIPTION Matrix DoD ELAP Accredited Method(s)

Other Method(s)

(List all Available)

UNIT

PRICE

Year 1

UNIT

PRICE

Year 2

UNIT

PRICE

Year 3

UNIT

PRICE

Year 4

UNIT

PRICE

Year 5

BIOLOGICAL SERVICES (Reference Section 4)

001 Daphnia magna Elutriate 48-hour acute toxicity test (5 replicates with all dilutions)

002 Daphnia magna Elutriate 21-day chronic toxicity test (10 replicates with all dilutions)

003 Ceriodaphnia dubia Elutriate 48-hour acute toxicity test (5 replicates with all dilutions)

004 Ceriodaphnia dubia Elutriate 7-day chronic toxicity test (10

005 Ceriodaphnia dubia Phase I Elutriate Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) Test (includes runs for ammonia, cationic metals, and non-ionic organics) per protocols contained in EPA/600/R-07/080 and/or

EPA/600/6-91/003

006 Pimephales promelas Elutriate 4-day acute toxicity test (5

007 Pimephales promelas Elutriate 7-day chronic survival and growth toxicity test (5 replicates with all dilutions)

008 Pimephales promelas Phase I Elutriate Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) Test (includes runs for ammonia, cationic metals, and non-ionic organics) per protocols contained in EPA/600/R-07/080 and/or

EPA/600/6-91/003

009 Chironomus dilutus Solid Phase 10-day acute survival and growth toxicity test (5 replicates)

010 Chironomus dilutus Phase I Solid Phase Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) Test (includes runs for ammonia, cationic metals, and non-ionic organics)

EPA/600/R-07/080

011 Hyalella azteca Solid Phase 10-day acute survival toxicity test (5 replicates)

012 Hyalella azteca Solid Phase 28-day chronic survival toxicity test (5 replicates)

013 Hyalella azteca Phase I Solid Phase Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) Test (includes runs for ammonia, cationic metals, and non-ionic organics)

EPA/600/R-07/080

014 Lumbriculus variegatus Solid Phase 28-day bioaccumulation test (5 replicates including tissue extraction)

015 Benthic macroinvertebrate identicification and counting (to the lowest practical taxonomic designation)

016 Percent Lipid (Biological Tissue)

CHEMICAL TESTING SERVICES

017 Sample preparation for Standard Elutriate test [Does not include analyses]

018 Sample preparation for Modified Elutriate [Does not include analyses]

019 TCLP, Extraction Only (Volatile and non-Volatile portions)

020 TCLP, Extraction with Analyses on all RCRA parameters

021 TCLP, Extraction with Analyses on all RCRA Metals parameters only

022 SPLP, Extraction Only (Volatile and non-Volatile portions)

023 SPLP, Extraction with Analyses of all RCRA parameters

024 Metals - 23 metals per TAL 025 Metals - 8 metals per RCRA 026 Metals AVS/SEMs (Sulfide, Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb, Hg)

027 Aluminum - ICP 028 Aluminum - ICP-MS 029 Antimony - ICP 030 Antimony - ICP-MS 031 Arsenic - ICP 032 Arsenic - ICP-MS 033 Barium - ICP 034 Barium - ICP-MS 035 Beryllium - ICP 036 Beryllium - ICP-MS 037 Boron – ICP 038 Boron – ICP-MS 039 Cadmium - ICP 040 Cadmium - ICP-MS 041 Calcium - ICP 042 Calcium - ICP-MS 043 Chromium - ICP 044 Chromium - ICP-MS 045a Chromium Hexavalent - Cr + 6 -solid

045b Chromium Hexavalent - Cr + 6 -liquid

046 Chromium Hexavalent - Cr + 6 047 Cobalt - ICP 048 Cobalt - ICP-MS 049 Copper - ICP 050 Copper - ICP-MS 051 Iron - ICP 052 Iron - ICP-MS 053 Lead - ICP 054 Lead - ICP-MS 055 Lithium - ICP 056 Lithium - ICP-MS 057 Magnesium - ICP 058 Magnesium - ICP-MS 059 Manganese - ICP 060 Manganese - ICP-MS 061 Total Mercury 062 Di-Methyl Mercury 063 Mono-Methyl-Mercury 064 Mercury Species Fractionation and Quantification

065 Molybdenum - ICP 066 Molybdenum - ICP-MS 067 Nickel - ICP 068 Nickel - ICP-MS 069 Potassium - ICP

070 Potassium - ICP-MS 071 Selenium - ICP 072 Selenium - ICP-MS 073 Silver - ICP 074 Silver - ICP-MS 075 Sodium - ICP 076 Sodium - ICP-MS 077 Strontium - ICP 078 Strontium - ICP-MS 079 Thallium - ICP 080 Thallium - ICP-MS 081 Tin - ICP 082 Tin - ICP-MS 083 Uranium (total) - ICP-MS 084 Vanadium - ICP 085 Vanadium - ICP-MS 086 Zinc - ICP 087 Zinc - ICP-MS 088 Cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K) 089 Dissolved Solids (TDS) 090 Suspended Solids (TSS) 091 Total Volatile Residue 092 Turbidity (NTU) 093 pH 094 Conductivity 095 Alkalinity 096 Hardness 097 Fecal Coliforms & Total

Coliforms

098 Fecal Coliforms 099 Total Coliforms 100 Iron Reducing Bacteria (IRB) 101 Sulfate Reducing Bacteria (SRB) 102 Denitrifying Bacteria (DN) 103 Heterotrophic Aerobic Bacteria

(HAB)

104 Chemical Oxygen Demand 105 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 day)

106 Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Carbonaceous (5 day)

107 Cyanide, Total 108 Cyanide, Amenable 109 Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl 110 Nitrogen - Ammonia 111 Common Anions - Cl-, Br-, F-, NO3

-, NO2

-, PO4

3-, SO4

112 Nitrogen - Nitrate 113 Nitrogen - Nitrite 114 Nitrogen – Nitrate/Nitrite 115 Sulfate 116 Soluble Salts (Chloride and

Sulfate)

117 Sulfides 118 Phosphorus, Total 119 Total Phosposus [P]; as measured by persulfate digestion procedure

120 Total Orthophosphate [P,ortho];

as measured by direct colorimetric analysis procedure

121 Total Hydrolyzable Phosporus [P,hydro]; as measured by sulfuric acid hydrolysis procedure

122 Dissolved Phosposus [P-D]; as measured in filtrate by persulfate digestion procedure

123 Dissolved Orthophosphate [P- D,ortho]; as measured in filtrate by direct colorimetric analysis procedure

124 Dissolved Hydrolyzable Phosporus [P-D,hydro]; as measured in filtrate by sulfuric acid hydrolysis procedure

125 Soluble Reactive Phosphorus

(SRP)

126 Standard Soil Fertility 127 Total Organic Carbon 128 Black Carbon 129 Hard Carbon 130 Organic Matter (LOI) 131 Volatile Organic Compounds –

TCL

132 Volatile Organic Compounds in Air

133 Methane, Ethane, Ethene 134 BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes)

135 Semi-Volatile Organics - TCL 136 Acid Compounds 137 Base/Neutral Compounds 138 Phthalate Esters 139 Phenols 140 Polynuclear Aromatic

Hydrocarbons – PAH

141 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons – PAH

142 PAHs, Bioavailable (34 PAHs by SPME/ASTM D7363)** - Pore Water

143 PAHs, Bioavailable (34 PAHs by SPME/ASTM D7363)** - Whole Sediment (extraction via EPA 3541)

**Analysis of parent and alkylated PAHs in whole sediment samples by GC/MS using selected ion monitoring mode as specified by ASTM method D7363 - 11. Whole sediment samples shall be extracted by Method 3541 (Soxhlet extraction). Quantification of chromatographic data must be conducted and reviewed by a qualified chemist to eliminate low level interferences from competing ions.

144 PCB Congeners - A-DRBC List

(209 Congeners)

145 PCBs (Aroclors) 146 Organochlorine Pesticides 147 Organophosphorus Pesticides 148 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons 149 Chlorinated Herbicides 150 Petroleum Hydrocarbons – Gasoline

Range Organics

151 Petroleum Hydrocarbons – Diesel Range Organics

152 Petroleum Hydrocarbons – Diesel Range & Gasoline Range Organics

153 Oil and Grease 154 Perchlorate 155 Explosives - liquids 156 Explosives - solids 157 Total Asbestos Fibers - Bulk 158 Total Asbestos Fibers - Air

159 MTBE

160 Mirex 161 Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) - HRGC/HRMS

162 2,3,7,8-TCDD

163 Dioxins and Furans

164 TOX

165 Reactivity 166 Corrosivity 167 Ignitability/Flash Point 168 Paint Filter Test 169 Filter Water Sample for Chemical

Testing

170 PFAS/PFOA

GEOTECHNICAL TESTING

171 Mechanical Sieve Analysis 172 Hydrometer Analysis 173 Grain Size Analysis (Includes both

Sieve and Hydrometer)

174 USCS Classification 175 Atterburg Limits 176 Water Content 177 Specific Gravity 178 Bulk Density 179 Organic Matter (Loss on Ignition) 180 Standard Proctor 181 Unconfined Compression

(undisturbed)

182 Unconsolidated Undrained Triaxial (undisturbed)

183 Consolidated Undrained with Pore Water Pressure (undisturbed)

184 Consolidation

ANALYSIS KITS

185 Metals Kit 13 metals- Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Selenium, Silver, Zinc

186 Metals- Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc (aqueous)

187 Nutrients Kit Sediment or aqueous- Ammonia Nitrogen, TKN, and Total Phosphorus

188 Organic Indicators Kit- Sediment- COD, TOC, Oil and Grease, % Volatile Residue, and Total Cyanide

189 Organic Indicators Kit- Aqueous- COD, TOC, Oil and Grease, and Total Cyanide

190 Physical Kit- Sediment- % Residue, In-place Density, Specific Gravity, and Grain Size without Hydrometer

191 Physical Kit- Sediment- % Residue, In-place Density, Specific Gravity, and Grain Size with Hydrometer

192 Physical Kit- Aqueous- Total Residue, Suspended Residue, and Total Hardness

193 Physical Kit- non-aqueous phase samples- Specific Gravity and Total Solids

194 Reactivity Kit- Corrosivity, Ignitability, and Reactivity (Cyanide and Sulfide)

195 Low Level Mercury, ng/L 196 Cyanide Available

TURN AROUND TIMES

197 Analyses Accelerated to 14 day TAT

- Mark up percentage

198 Analyses Accelerated to 10 day TAT

– Mark up percentage

199 Analyses Accelerated to 7 day TAT

– Mark up percentage

200 Analyses Accelerated to 3 day TAT

- Mark up percentage

All prices are for a unit quantity of “one each” unless specified otherwise.

Profit

This is a fixed price contract and no separate line item for profit shall be included at the task order level.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SCOPE OF WORK

SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR IDIQ CONTRACT

ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY SERVICES

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DETROIT DISTRICT

July 2020

1. GENERAL

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, and supplies needed to provide environmental analytical laboratory services for projects within the boundaries of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Contractor performance will be in accordance with this Scope of Services (Scope).

The primary objective of the Scope is to facilitate the overall environmental testing needs of the USACE

Detroit District by providing laboratory analytical services.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES

This Scope of Services (Scope) describes the analytical services support that the USACE requires for the characterization of soils, sediments, sludges, ground waters, surface waters, tissues, oils, wastes, and other environmental sample types. Typically projects involve analyzing samples collected at field sites and determine the concentrations of various pollutants. The USACE is concerned about these constituents at trace concentration levels.

Concentrations of interest are those typical of ambient open water as well as standards and criteria for water and soil/sediment quality. In addition, samples may be required to undergo several predictive tests including leaching tests and bioassays. The work to be done hereunder consists of furnishing and delivering to the USACE all supplies and services necessary to conduct laboratory services as requested by specific task orders.

The objective is to obtain technically valid and legally defensible environmental data that will meet or exceed the site-specific Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) as identified in each task order. The Scope describes the management policies, objectives, principles, and procedures that will be used to generate data of the required quality. It also defines the quality assurance program for oversight of the Laboratory activities and for the evaluation of the analytical data generated by the Laboratory. Work performed under this contract related to analysis of Hazardous, Toxic and Radiological Waste (HTRW) shall meet the applicable portions of the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual (QSM) located here https://www.denix.osd.mil/edqw/documents/documents/qsm-version-5-1-final/ .

A typical USACE analysis project requires the analysis of sediment, water and/or benthos samples from harbors and connecting channels within the boundaries of the USACE Detroit District to include Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and portions of Indiana (see Figure 1). Occasionally work may include analyses from project sites within other Districts in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

This Scope also outlines the specifications for the identification and/or analysis of other organisms such as fish, vascular plants, plankton, etc. Effects-based testing may include evaluating effects of a sediment or water samples on specified organisms in the laboratory.

Since litigation over possible environmental effects may arise, it is essential that laboratory tests ensure that the production of data is to the highest degree of confidence, reproducibility, and reliability achievable by approved state-of-the-art methodologies. Full control over sample integrity and/or loss of sample constituents during the total process of sampling, sample handling and preservation, and testing, is necessary to obtain the quality of results the USACE requires. Pursuant to this, analysis must follow the approved procedures, quality assurance, and control requirements described in the following discussion of specifications for analysis services.

Analyses required may include any or all of the metals regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the

Clean Water Act, the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, or Superfund. Nonmetallic analyses routinely consist of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), ammonia-nitrogen, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus, total residue, total volatile residue, total phenolics, total cyanide, hexane extractables, total organic carbon, particle size distribution, and pH. Analyses for organic compounds may include persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons such as polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, pesticides, herbicides, various volatile and semi-volatile compounds, and emerging contaminants of concern such as Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS). In addition to chemical analyses, physical and geotechnical analyses of samples for characteristics such as grain size distribution and/or Atterberg limits will be required. Microscopic examination of building materials may also be required for the detection of asbestos.

In summary projects will consist, in part or total, of the following activities:

Chemical, physical, and biological analysis of surface water, groundwater, sediments, soil, air, and tissue samples.

Identification, enumeration, ecological classification and/or effects-based testing of freshwater or freshwater-associated organisms.

Conducting chemical release testing via elutriate tests according to procedures described herein.

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

3.1 Performance of services

Period of Performance (PoP) of services will be from the time of receipt of the contract for five (5) years.

Performance time for each task order shall be determined individually on a task order basis.

3.2. Request for Proposal

The USACE will attempt to keep the Contractor apprised of upcoming projects as much as possible. When feasible the USACE Project Coordinator will telephone the Contractor to inform that a work request is being prepared. The USACE Project Coordinator will prepare a draft Scope of Work (SOW) describing the work to be performed, products to be delivered, delivery schedule and other requirements unique to the project. The USACE will send a Request for Proposal transmitting the draft SOW. Negotiations, if necessary, will be scheduled after review of the Contractor's proposal.

The Contractor's proposal must be submitted to Contracting staff assigned to the particular task order. The submittal can be made in an e-mail, and marked Fee Proposal.

Point of Contact

The Contractor shall designate an individual to serve as the point of contact for the USACE on any contract issues. This person shall function as a liaison with the laboratory, field crew, QA Manager, and Finance and Accounting for projects under this contract. The point of contact shall ensure that the Contractor is responsive on any issues raised and that work is conducted according to the contract and task order specifications.

4. SCOPE OF SERVICES

4.1 Sample Handling

4.1.1. Great Lakes Biohazards

Laboratory personnel must remain cognizant of the fact that several non-indigenous organisms now exist in

Great Lakes water and sediment, and caution must be exercised to prevent the spread of these organisms. Three primary invaders are the zooplankton Bythotrophes cederstroemi, the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and the New Zealand mudsnail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum.

All receiving, handling, and testing of sediment should be conducted in accordance with "Protocol for Conducting Sediment Bioassays with Materials Potentially Containing Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), U.S.

Army Waterways Experiment Station, M.P. D-95-1, February, 1995". Both species produce microscopic larvae which could theoretically be released. These wastes must be chlorinated or otherwise sterilized to prevent release.

Sediments, even those testing as chemically uncontaminated, should be containerized and properly disposed.

4.1.2. Sample Containers

The Contractor shall provide the appropriate sample containers with the required preservatives for all analyses. Sufficient coolers shall be provided by the laboratory for transport of the samples. Sample containers and coolers will be delivered to the Detroit District office or project site as indicated in each task order.

4.1.3 Laboratory Sample Management

Sample Handling Facilities

The laboratory shall provide an adequate, contamination-free, and well-ventilated work space for the receipt of samples. All samples and their associated extracts must be stored under conditions that will preserve their integrity.

Sediment samples to undergo physical analysis, such as grain size determination, must not be frozen, compressed, drained, or dried. Sufficient refrigerator space must be provided for the proper storage of all appropriate samples and their extracts for a minimum of six months after receipt of the final data report. After that time, the laboratory is responsible for the disposal of the samples in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations at the laboratory's expense.

Laboratory Custody Procedures

Chain-of-custody procedures shall be maintained in the laboratory from the time of sample receipt to the time the sample is discarded. The following procedures shall be followed in the laboratory. All incoming samples shall be received by the sample custodian, who shall indicate receipt by signing the accompanying custody forms and shall see that the signed forms are maintained in the project file as permanent records. Individual cooler receipt forms will be used for each shipment to verify and document any problems noted.

The Data Manager shall be notified of receipt and shall post chain-of-custody/analysis assignment sheets. The Data Manager shall also maintain a permanent bound log book to record, for each sample, information such as location number, date sampled, lab/lot number. The Data Manager and Sample Custodian shall insure that samples are properly stored and maintained until disposal instructions are received from the Laboratory Manager. All calculations and results shall be recorded in laboratory notebooks by the analyst at the time of analysis except for computer generated calculations.

4.2 Sample Analysis

4.2.1 Sediment Preliminary Preparation

Prior to analysis, all sediment samples must be mixed to ensure homogeneity of the sample. The portion of the sediment designated for elutriate testing shall not undergo any other preliminary preparation. Portions designated for total element analysis shall be passed through a #10 mesh sieve (approximately 2 mm) by means of pressing with a clean non-contaminating device, such as a stainless steel spatula. Application of the pressing device shall be done with sufficient pressure to force through soft material but not large detritus particles. Sediment so treated must undergo the digestion process within 24 hours. Remaining sieved portions should be stored at 4°C and reserved exclusively for total element analysis.

4.2.2 Analytical Techniques

The sediment processed as described above is to be regarded as wet, whole sediment. Physical, and most chemical and biological testing, will be performed on whole sediment. In general, those constituents such as ammonia, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), phenolics, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), total organic carbon, mercury, and any other constituent which may be lost by the heat of drying must be analyzed in an undried sample.

Percent (by weight) water content of a sub-sample of this material is obtained for subsequent conversion of sediment constituents by calculation to dry basis. Total solids must be determined so that results of analyses can be reported as:

mg (or ug) constituent Kg dry sediments

The methods to be used for preparing and analyzing water, suspended particulate, and sediment samples for physical properties, nonmetallic inorganics, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), COD, total organic carbon (TOC), total phenolics, and any other tests not specified herein are given in the following publications. Analytical methods which propose to conduct an aqueous leach to extract the analyte from the sediments for analysis will not be accepted. Bulk sediment analysis for COD, TOC, TKN, total phosphorus, and ammonia must follow the methods described in Reference 3. The analytical method to be used for the above tests should be provided.

Reference 1: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1991. "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants under the Clean Water Act, Final Rule and Technical Amendments. Federal Register;

October 8, 1991.

Reference 2: American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation. 1995. "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Ed.", Washington, D.C.

Reference 3: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1981 (May). "Procedures for Handling and Chemical Analysis of Sediment and Water Samples," EPA/CE-81-1, Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.

Reference 4: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Great Lakes

Dredged Material Testing and Evaluation Manual."

Reference 5: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water.1993. “Guidance for Assessing

Chemical Contaminant Data for Use in Fish Advisories. Volume 1. Fish Sampling and Analysis.” EPA 823-R-93- 002.

Analytical procedures required for specified constituents are shown in Michigan Department of Environmental Quality RRD Operational Memorandum #2; Revision 6 for Public Act 451 dated October 22, 2004.

This document is available on the web at:

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-rrd-OpMemo_2_Attachment1_283504_7.pdf

Samples will be quantitatively analyzed using the prescribed methods to concentration levels at least as low as the target quantitation limits shown under that document. Due to stringent requirements to evaluate sediment and water samples in comparison to ambient concentrations in the sediments and waters of the Great Lakes region, the achievement of these limits may require the use of alternate methods or modification of the cited methods through the use of larger sample sizes, smaller extract volumes, cleanup procedures, etc. The analytical procedure should be stated in the task order quality control report. Any necessary modifications should be included in the quality control report. Sediment constituent detection limits are reported on a dry weight basis. The Contractor should notify the USACE Project Coordinator immediately if it is felt that the specified detection limit cannot be obtained using the recommended method.

Samples under this contract shall be stored as described below for six months following delivery of the final report to the USACE.

Equivalent sample preparation and analysis procedures which can achieve the target detection limits may be acceptable. Any such equivalent test proposed for use shall be described in detail in the proposal and statistical verification may be requested. The quality assurance portion of the final report shall include a table citing the analytical method used for each analytical parameter. The Contractor will be required to analyze each sample for each constituent by the same method for the duration of the contract unless such change is mutually agreed to by the Contractor and the USACE Project Coordinator.

Analytical results must be reported within thirty (30) days from the time samples are received unless otherwise specified in the task order.

4.2.3. Particle Size Analysis

Particle Size Analysis shall be conducted using a dry sieving method (ASTM D422-63). Report % dry weight size fractions passing: 4.8 mm (#4 sieve), 2.0 mm (#10 sieve), 0.84 mm (#20 sieve), 0.43 mm (#40), 0.15mm(#80) or 0.18 mm (#100), 0.074 mm (#200), 0.053 mm (#270), and percent passing all sieves. In some instances the task order may specify hydrometer testing to determine the fractions of silt and clay. Atterberg Limits shall be determined using the method specified in ASTM D4318-00.

4.2.4 Low-Level Dioxin/Dibenzofuran Analysis

The USACE may request analysis of sediments (or soil) and/or water for specific dioxin and dibenzofuran congeners. Reference method for this analysis is EPA Method 8290 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) by High Resolution Gas Chromatography/High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS)). Orders would specify either analysis for 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD and 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDF or Tetra - Octa Dioxins/Dibenzofurans. Specific congeners to be identified under Tetra - Octa Dioxins/Dibenzofurans are listed in Method 8290.

It is necessary that sediment samples be analyzed to a target quantitation limit of 1.0 picogram per gram (dry weight basis). Water samples should be analyzed to a target quantitation limit of 1.0 nanogram per liter. The USACE realizes that this extremely low detection level is difficult to obtain and is below the quantitation limit stated in the method. Higher detection limits will be acceptable provided the Contractor can document (to the USACE satisfaction) adequate attempts at a sample clean up, etc.

Samples prepared for dioxin/dibenzofuran analysis should be spiked with isotopically-labeled dioxin and dibenzofuran internal standards before extraction. Aqueous samples must be spiked with the internal standards dissolved in a water-miscible standard (i.e. acetone). Quality Control should constitute 15% of the analytical effort in dioxin and dibenzofuran analyses.

Low level 2,3,7,8-TCDD and 2,3,7,8-TCDF analysis or Tetra - Octa Dioxin/Dibenzofuran analysis would be requested as a minimum of six samples (including, as applicable, performance evaluation samples, spike samples, and trip blank samples) per batch (samples from more than one Order may be combined to form a batch of six). A subcontracted laboratory conducting dioxin/dibenzofuran analysis must be accredited by the Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program over the life of the contract.

The report for dioxin and dibenzofuran analyses may be reported under separate cover. Dioxin and dibenzofuran results should be reported within 30 days of the time samples are received/obtained by the Contractor unless otherwise specified in the task order.

4.2.5. Congener-Specific PCB Analysis

In some instances the Contractor will be required to use a congener-specific method to report concentrations of each of approximately 51 congeners plus total PCBs using the Canadian (CLB-1) Standard in addition to the Standard Aroclor mixtures. Congener-specific PCB analysis would be requested as a minimum of six samples

(including, as applicable, performance evaluation samples, spike samples, and trip blank samples) per batch (samples from more than one Order may be combined to form a batch of six). The Contractor may also be required to report all 209 PCB congeners, which will be specified in the task order.

4.2.6. Tributyltin Analysis

In some instances the USACE may require analysis for Tributyltin compounds in water, sediment, or tissue samples. The toxicity of these compounds to certain aquatic animals necessitates extremely low detection limits.

Target quantitation limits for Tributyltin analysis would be 5 g/kg (sediment) and 1 g/L (water).

4.2.7. Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) Determination

The Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) Determination involves extraction of a sediment using hydrochloric acid.

The protocol involves converting the sulfides to H2S (aq), purging with nitrogen gas and trapping on sequential trapping vessels (stoppered Erlenmeyer flasks). AVS Determination under the Schedule would include the sulfide analysis of the extract. In addition, selected metals analyses of the extract would be requested. Parameters to be measured in the extract (beyond sulfide) would be defined in the task order and priced in accordance with the Schedule.

The AVS procedure is described in:

DiToro, D.M., Mahony, J.D., Hansen, D.J., Scott, K.J., Hicks, M.B., Mayr, S.M., and M.S. Redmond. 1990.

Toxicity of Cadmium in Sediments: The Role of Acid Volatile Sulfide. Environ. Toxic. and Chem. (9):1487- 1502.

4.3 Sample Extraction Procedures

4.3.1. Standard Elutriate Procedure

An elutriate test consists of mixing specific amounts of water and sediment to determine how much sediment constituent releases to the water column. Guidance must be followed as provided in Reference 3. The task order will specify which parameters are to be measured. All elutriation results must be reported within thirty (30) calendar days from the time samples are received/obtained by the Contractor unless otherwise specified in the task order.

4.3.2. Modified Elutriate Procedure

The modified elutriate test is designed to predict the quality of effluent from DMDFs. The test differs from the standard elutriate test described above in that conditions of the test were designed to approximate retention time in a DMDF. A settling time of 24 hours will be employed unless otherwise specified in the task order. Dissolved oxygen will be monitored during aeration and controlled so that supersaturation does not occur. The modified elutriate procedure specifies filtration as one of the steps. Therefore, elutriate waters are generated as already filtered samples and the level of analytical effort is the same as analyzing ambient water samples without performing the filtration step.

4.3.3. Extraction/Leaching Procedures

The USACE may request other extraction procedures such as the ASTM Shake test (D3987-8), the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP, EPA Method 1311), or the Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP, EPA Method 1312) Parameters to be analyzed in the extract would be specified in accordance with the Schedule. Therefore the Schedule price should only include the cost of conducting the test and generating the extract. Note that the extract would be analyzed to the target detection limit specified in Michigan Department Environmental Quality Operational Memorandum #2 dated October 22, 2004 (Table 1). This document is available on the web at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-rrd-OpMemo_2_Attachment1_283504_7.pdf.

4.4. Effects-Based Biological Testing

In order to evaluate environmental impacts of dredged material disposal, it is occasionally necessary to directly expose test organisms to the sediments being assessed. The types of organism, exposure media, exposure conditions, and measured effects or endpoints are all specific to the questions being addressed. Biological-effects tests for dredged material must represent the physical and chemical conditions of contaminant exposure during dredged material disposal. Typically exposure conditions would monitor either water column or benthic effects. The water column exposure is directed at the impacts of contaminants released into the water from dredged material as it is discharged and settles to the bottom. The solid-phase exposure is directed at the impacts of the contaminants in the dredged material after it has deposited on the bottom of the disposal site.

The effects-based biological tests currently proposed for dredged material evaluation are included as Table 1.

Additional tests may be included in individual task orders. The Contractor will be responsible for properly conducting and reporting the statistical analysis of the testing results in accordance with the Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing and Evaluation Manual (GLTEM; Reference 4). All sites will be compared with the site designated as the reference site by the USACE Project Coordinator. A narrative section should describe the statistical analysis of the samples, including the statistical tests conducted and the rationale for the selection of these tests. The final report should also include an executive summary reporting the results of the testing.

Test Protocol

Biological effects testing shall be conducted in accordance with the GLTEM. Elutriate testing should be conducted at five dilutions in addition to the control (0%) concentration. The dilution series should include the 100% elutriate concentration and extend down to approximately a 10% elutriate concentration. Renewal on the elutriate water will be specified under individual task orders.

Table 1. Effects Based Biological Tests

Species

Phase (Elutriate or

Solid)

Endpoint(s)

Test Duration

(days)

Replicates

Daphnia magna

E

Survival

Daphnia magna

Survival and Reproduction

Ceriodaphnia dubia

Ceriodaphnia dubia

Survival and Reproduction

Pimephales promelas

Pimephales promelas

Survival and Growth

Chironomus tentans

S

Hyalella azteca

Lumbriculus variegatus

Bioaccumulation

L. variegatus Test

The L. variegatus test is distinct from the other procedures in that it measures bioaccumulation. The organism is allowed to dwell in the sediment and is monitored for the body burden of specific contaminants at the end of the exposure period. Note that each replicate should be maintained and analyzed separately. Modifications of the protocol may be necessary to ensure that the procedure yields sufficient tissue to conduct this analysis. The GLTEM specifies a glass aquarium of certain dimensions. The Contractor may substitute a 4 liter beaker in place of the aquarium.

The L. variegatus test involves a difficult protocol. At the end of the exposure period the organisms must be separated from the substrate but must be kept alive to allow purging. The recommended technique would be to transfer the sediment and organisms to plastic Nalgene pans, which can be placed on light boxes. Dechlorinated water is used to wash the debris. A 10-ml pipette, held upside-down, is used to siphon the organism into a bottle.

Typically removal of the organism must be done progressively, with each tray being separated two to three times. In order to complete the thirty or more samples in one day a large, experienced picking crew will be required.

4.5. Quality Assurance/Quality Control

4.5.1. Laboratory Compliance

Environmental laboratory services are to be provided only by laboratories compliant with the most recently published version of the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual (QSM) and holding a current NELAP accreditation for all appropriate fields-of-testing. This manual can be found at the following web site:

http://www.navylabs.navy.mil/edqw/upload/QSM-Version-5-0-FINAL.pdf.

The Laboratory shall be accredited by the Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOD ELAP) for all applicable matrix and method combinations. This documentation (including a copy of the DOD ELAP accreditation, SOPs, MDLs and LCS control ranges) will be submitted as a part of the bid package, prior to contract award.

The laboratory must maintain accredited status throughout the life of this contract. Loss of accredited status at any time during the term of this contract may results in termination of this contract.

4.5.2 State Validation

The laboratory is required to obtain and maintain any applicable state analytical validations from states in which projects may originate. For purpose of this contract, projects from the following states can be expected;

Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio. A laboratory compliance check, performed by USACE, may be necessary before analysis of samples from certain projects would be allowed. Any additional costs associated with obtaining or maintaining validations would be at the Contractor’s expense. Copies of all certificates shall be provided to USACE upon contract award and annually thereafter.

4.5.3 Quality Assurance Officer

The laboratory shall have a Quality Assurance Officer responsible for overseeing the quality assurance aspects of the data and reporting directly to upper management to meet all of the terms and conditions of this contract. This individual shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline. A minimum of three years of laboratory experience, including at least one year of applied experience with QA principles and practices in an analytical laboratory, shall be required. The designated QA Officer will be responsible for assuring that data is within contract-specified limits and that transcription errors have been eliminated. Transcription errors have historically been a problem in the reporting of analytical data for the USACE and the laboratory should strive to minimize transcription of data. The QA Officer's signature approving release will be required on all reports submitted under this Contract. Contractor functional area responsibilities to be designated under this contract will include:

a) QA Manager. The QA Manager's duties include:

Implementation of the QA/QC program during analytical activities.

Preparation and introduction of appropriate calibration standards, control sample standards, and blanks.

Review of QA/QC data.

Alerting the Laboratory Manager to out of control situations, and committing resources to bring them back into control.

b) Data Manager. The Data Manager's duties include:

Maintains a permanent, bound log book to record sample number, sample data and laboratory number.

Records results in a computerized data base.

Supplies analytical results to the QA/QC Manager.

4.5.4. Quality Assurance

Upon award of the contract, the contractor will develop and submit a Draft Quality Control Plan (QCP) for review and acceptance by the USACE. The QCP will address project task order Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) under this contract.

The elements of the Contractor's internal QA program must consist of at least the following:

1) Documentation that analysis is performed by skilled and qualified personnel using approved, written, and validated methods.

2) Documentation of properly constructed, equipped, and maintained laboratory facilities.

3) Documentation of the use of high-quality glassware, reagents, and other testing materials.

4) Documentation of the calibration, adjustment, and maintenance of equipment.

5) Documentation of the use of control samples and standard samples with proper records.

6) Documentation of direct observation of the analyst's performance of certain critical tests by the QA

Officer.

7) Documentation of the review and critique of results by supervisory personnel.

8) Documentation of the use of reference, replicate, and spiked samples for all matrices being analyzed.

9) Documentation of a reference sample program for interlaboratory comparisons, data comparability, and validity.

10) Documentation of the use of duplicates, spikes, or known quality control (reference) samples to verify accuracy of freshwater organisms collection, separation (when appropriate), and identification techniques.

11) Documentation of spot checks of laboratory personnel's organism identifications or analytical techniques by the laboratory supervisor or other qualified individuals.

12) Documentation of an adequate technical reference library including:

Major journals and reference texts.

Appropriate EPA laboratory procedures manuals and appropriate taxonomic keys.

Publications referenced under this document.

13) Documentation of response to customer complaints.

14) Documentation of correction of departures from standards of quality.

15) Documentation of a Laboratory Safety Program including exhaust hoods (flow checked), well-defined waste disposal policies/procedures, safety glasses, gloves, safety meetings, etc.

4.5.5. Organic Chemistry Section Staffing

The laboratory shall maintain an Organic Chemistry Section with appropriate personnel, facilities, and instrumentation to conduct the work on this contract. The following disciplines must be clearly represented and staffed.

Organic Section Supervisor(s). The GC/MS, GLC, and/or Sample Preparation Laboratory Supervisor(s) are responsible for all technical efforts of their respective laboratories to meet all terms and conditions of this contract. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline. A minimum of three years of laboratory experience, including at least one year of supervisory experience, shall be required.

GC/MS Operator. These individuals shall have one year of experience in operating and maintaining

GC/MS/DS with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or in any related scientific/engineering discipline, or in lieu of the Bachelor's degree, three years of experience in operating and maintaining the GC/MS and interpreting GC/MS data.

Mass Spectral Interpretation Specialist. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline and a training course(s) in mass spectral interpretation. These individuals shall also have a minimum of two years of experience in mass spectral interpretation.

GLC/HPLC Operator. These individuals shall have one year of experience in operating and maintaining GLC/HPLC equipment, respectively, with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related scientific/engineering discipline, or in lieu of the Bachelor's degree, three years of experience in operating and maintaining the GLC/HPLC and interpreting GLC/HPLC data.

GLC Analysis Expert. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline. These individuals shall also have a minimum of two years of experience in operating and maintaining chromatographic instruments and interpreting pesticide residue and polychlorinated biphenyl chromatograms.

Extraction/Concentration Expert. These individuals shall have a minimum of a high school diploma and a college level course in general chemistry. These individuals shall also have a minimum of one year of experience in extraction/concentration.

Technical Staff Backup. The laboratory shall have a minimum of one chemist available at any time as a backup technical person with similar qualifications for each analysis, to ensure continuous operations and accomplish the required work as specified in this contract. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline.

4.5.6. Inorganic Chemistry Section Staffing

The laboratory shall maintain an Inorganic Chemistry Section with the appropriate personnel, facilities, and instrumentation to conduct the work for this contract. The following disciplines must be clearly represented and staffed.

Inorganic Section Supervisor(s). The metals, wet chemistry, and/or sample preparation laboratory supervisor(s) are responsible for all technical efforts of their respective laboratories to meet all the terms and conditions of this contract. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline. A minimum of three years of laboratory experience, including at least one year of supervisory experience, shall be required.

ICP Spectroscopist. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline and specialized training in ICP spectroscopy. These individuals shall also have a minimum of two years of applied experience with ICP analysis of environmental samples.

ICP Operator. These individuals shall have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in chemistry or any related scientific/engineering discipline with one year of experience in operating and maintaining ICP instrumentation, or, in lieu of the educational requirement, three additional years of experience in operating and maintaining ICP instrumentation.

Atomic Absorption (AA) Operator. These individuals shall have a minimum of a…