Environmental Health Laboratory Services

The Florida Department of Health is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for environmental laboratory services to analyze potable and non-potable water samples, including surface, ground, recreational, and drinking water collected from the DOH Collier County office in Naples, Florida. The selected contractor must be a certified environmental laboratory capable of performing daily sample pickup and delivery services and analyzing multiple water quality parameters including total coliform, E. coli, nitrate, lead, copper, and other metals using Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Key requirements include that the laboratory must be located within a maximum one-way travel radius of thirty-five miles from the worksite with travel time not exceeding forty-five minutes, maintain NELAC/NELAP certifications, and provide all required sample containers and testing kits at no cost to the Department. The contractor must complete sample analysis within six hours of collection and deliver results to the Department within thirty hours of sample collection for potable samples and thirty hours of delivery for non-potable samples, with a 10 percent monthly invoice reduction penalty for failure to meet these timeframes. The contract period runs from March 15, 2026, through March 14, 2029 (three years), with potential renewal for three additional one-year periods contingent upon satisfactory performance and legislative appropriation, with estimated test quantities of 4,600 total coliform and E. coli tests and 25 tests each for nitrate and lead/other metals annually. Written questions are due by March 25, 2026, at 4:00 PM, sealed bids must be received by April 9, 2026, at 2:30 PM, and the Department anticipates posting the intent to award on April 14, 2026. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible respondent offering the lowest grand total price based on unit-rate pricing structure.

The procurement contains no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting respondent eligibility beyond the stated geographic and certification requirements. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is provided in the available documentation. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability, workers' compensation, and commercial automobile liability insurance and register in the MyFloridaMarketplace vendor system within five days of award posting. Payment will be made monthly upon submission of detailed invoices accounting for services rendered, with no advance payment authorized. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the contract structure utilizes unit-rate pricing with estimated annual volumes that can be used to project costs based on submitted bid prices.