Fhwa eflhd materials laboratory calibration services

***THIS SOLICITATION IS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 13, SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.***


 

THE EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION (EFLHD), OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA), INTENDS TO PROCURE CALIBRATION SERVICES MEETING THE ISO/IEC 17025 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AASHTO ACCREDITED EFLHD MATERIALS LABORATORY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE. 

THE EFLHD MATERIALS LABORATORY IS AAP/AASHTO R18 AND ISO 17025 ACCREDITED. FOR OUTSIDE CALIBRATION SERVICES TO BE UTILIZED BY AN ISO 17025 ACCREDITED LABORATORY, AASHTO/AMRL REQUIRES THE CALIBRATION SERVICE PROVIDER ALSO BE ISO 17025 ACCREDITED.  ALL PROSPECTIVE PROVIDERS MUST BE AAP/AASHTO R18 AND ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITED, AND THEIR ACCREDITATIONS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENT SET FORTH BY AASHTO/AMRL.  

THE PROVIDER MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ISO/IEC 17025 AND MUST BE ACCREDITED THROUGH AN ACCREDITATION (NACLA) OR THE INTERAMERICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (IAAC).  THE PROVIDER MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF AASHTO R18 AND MUST EITHER HAVE AN AASHTO ACCREDITED LABORATORY, OR HAVE PROVIDED CALIBRATION SERVICES TO AN AASHTO ACCREDITED LABORATORY.  CALIBRATION WORK MUST CONFORM TO THE MOST CURRENT PUBLISHED STANDARD OF AASHTO R18 AND DESIGNATED AS CALIBRATION, STANDARDIZATION, OR CHECK (C/S/C) WORK.  THE PROVIDER WILL FURNISH EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS, AS WELL AS THE TRAINED QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN(S) TO PERFORM THE C/S/C WORK.  THE C/S/C WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN TWO SCHEDULED ON-SITE SERVICE CALLS.

ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH, IF RECEIVED TIMELY, WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE POSTED DATE, SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY.

***ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION SHOULD BE SENT VIA EMAIL FOR RESPONSE TO:  JAN.BEAVER@DOT.GOV.***