Water Sampling Services

Air Force Special Operations Command intends to solicit water sampling and analysis services at Hurlburt Field, Florida, with an industry response deadline of August 12, 2026, under total small business set-aside.

The contractor shall collect drinking water samples from specified locations on Hurlburt Field, transport them to a Florida Department of Health–certified laboratory, and perform analyses in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Florida Administrative Code Rules 62-550 and 62-560, Department of Defense Instruction 1715.6, and Department of Environmental Protection Standard Operating Procedures. Work includes monthly Total Coliform analysis, quarterly water quality sampling (alkalinity, chloride, sodium, sulfate, temperature, pH, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and total dissolved solids), annual Nitrate and Nitrite monitoring (March–May), annual Fluoride surveillance (April), annual TTHMs/HAA5 analysis, and biweekly marine water sampling (February–October). The contractor must respond within two hours to emergency or short-notice sampling requests and maintain emergency capacity funding of at least 200 percent of the previous year's baseline usage.

Analytical results, chains of custody, and QA/QC reports must be delivered to Bioenvironmental Engineering, Utilities, and Civil Engineering Environmental sections within ten workdays. Notification to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is required within ten days of month-end. The contractor must immediately notify the Command Post for pH or chlorine residual anomalies and notify Bioenvironmental Engineering within two hours for positive coliform results or 48 hours for fluoride exceedances. The laboratory must comply with F.A.C. 64E-1, F.A.C. 61E-1, and NELAC Standards. A Contract Manager must be available for daily operations.