This announcement is hereby issued to Small Business (per the NAICS Code below), 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone, Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns that may be interested in performing a contract for the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation. The work to be performed is described below. Based upon response to this announcement, the Government may determine to set this acquisition aside or proceed with an unrestricted solicitation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541380 and the related small business size standard is $12 million. This notice is not a request for proposals and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. Interested parties should include the following information in their response: (a) Business name, address, cage code, size classification based on NAICS size standard, socioeconomic classification (i.e. HUBZone and/or 8(a)), and a point of contact; (b) A positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (c) Evidence of your experience performing work similar in type and scope to the work in this announcement within the last five years. The evidence should include: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts with telephone numbers. Please do not include more than three past projects; and (d) Include attachments cataloging the company's equipment assets, personnel resources and financial resources that demonstrate company responsibility and capability to perform required work. All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice, by e-mail to [email protected] no later than 10:00 a.m. on November 15, 2010. The information provided in this announcement is the only information the Government has available at this time. There are no specifications, drawings, bid packages, or source lists available. The principal components of the work to be performed include: 1. Laboratory Analysis of Water (Organic Parameters) as follows: Analyte Maximum Reporting Limit Method (?g/L) 3-Hydroxycarbofuran 0.50 EPA 531 seriesAldicarb 0.50 EPA 531 seriesAldicarb Sulfone 0.50 EPA 531 seriesAldicarb Sulfoxide 0.50 EPA 531 seriesBaygon 0.50 EPA 531 seriesCarbaryl 0.50 EPA 531 seriesCarbofuran 0.50 EPA 531 seriesMethiocarb 0.50 EPA 531 seriesMethomyl 0.50 EPA 531 seriesOxamyl 0.50 EPA 531 seriesDibromochloropropane 0.010 EPA 504 seriesEthylene dibromide 0.010 EPA 504 series2,4,5-T 0.20 EPA 515 series2,4,5-TP 0.20 EPA 515 series2,4-D 0.10 EPA 515 series2,4-DB 2.0 EPA 515 series3,5-Dichlorobenzoic Acid 0.50 EPA 515 seriesAcifluorfen 0.20 EPA 515 seriesBentazon 0.50 EPA 515 seriesDalapon 1.0 EPA 515 seriesDCPA Acid Metabolites 1.0 EPA 515 seriesDicamba 0.080 EPA 515 seriesDichlorprop 0.50 EPA 515 seriesDinoseb 0.20 EPA 515 seriesPentachlorophenol 0.040 EPA 515 seriesPicloram 0.10 EPA 515 seriesAldrin 0.010 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1016 0.070 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1221 0.10 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1232 0.10 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1242 0.10 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1248 0.10 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1254 0.10 EPA 505 seriesAroclor 1260 0.10 EPA 505 seriesChlordane 0.10 EPA 505 seriesDieldrin 0.010 EPA 505 seriesEndrin 0.010 EPA 505 seriesHeptachlor 0.010 EPA 505 seriesHeptachlor Epoxide 0.010 EPA 505 seriesLindane 0.010 EPA 505 seriesMethoxychlor 0.050 EPA 505 seriesTotal PCB 0.070 EPA 505 seriesToxaphene 0.50 EPA 505 series2,4-Dinitrotoluene 0.10 EPA 525 series2,6-Dinitrotoluene 0.10 EPA 525 series4,4'-DDD 0.10 EPA 525 series4,4'-DDE 0.10 EPA 525 series4,4'-DDT 0.10 EPA 525 seriesAcenaphthene 0.10 EPA 525 seriesAcenaphthylene 0.10 EPA 525 seriesAcetochlor 0.10 EPA 525 seriesAlachlor 0.050 EPA 525 seriesAnthracene 0.020 EPA 525 seriesAtrazine 0.050 EPA 525 seriesBenz(a)anthracene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesBenzo(a)pyrene 0.020 EPA 525 seriesBenzo(b)fluoranthene 0.020 EPA 525 seriesBenzo(g,h,i)perylene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesBenzo(k)fluoranthene 0.020 EPA 525 seriesBis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate 0.60 EPA 525 seriesbis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate 0.60 EPA 525 seriesBromacil 0.20 EPA 525 seriesButachlor 0.050 EPA 525 seriesButyl Benzyl Phthalate 0.50 EPA 525 seriesCaffeine 0.020 EPA 525 seriesChlordane-alpha 0.050 EPA 525 seriesChlordane-gamma 0.050 EPA 525 seriesChloroneb 0.10 EPA 525 seriesChlorobenzilate 0.10 EPA 525 seriesChlorothalonil 0.10 EPA 525 seriesChlorpyrifos 0.050 EPA 525 seriesChrysene 0.020 EPA 525 seriesDiazinon 0.10 EPA 525 seriesDibenz(a,h)anthracene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesDichlorvos 0.050 EPA 525 seriesDiethyl Phthalate 0.50 EPA 525 seriesDimethoate 0.10 EPA 525 seriesDimethyl Phthalate 0.50 EPA 525 seriesDi-n-butyl Phthalate 1.0 EPA 525 seriesDi-n-octyl Phthalate 0.10 EPA 525 seriesEndosulfan I 0.10 EPA 525 seriesEndosulfan II 0.10 EPA 525 seriesEndosulfan Sulfate 0.10 EPA 525 seriesEndrin Aldehyde 0.10 EPA 525 seriesEPTC 0.10 EPA 525 seriesFluoranthene 0.10 EPA 525 seriesFluorene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesHCH-alpha 0.10 EPA 525 seriesHCH-beta 0.10 EPA 525 seriesHCH-delta 0.10 EPA 525 seriesHeptachlor Epoxide (isomer b)0.020 EPA 525 seriesHexachlorobenzene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesHexachlorocyclopentadiene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesIndeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesIsophorone 0.50 EPA 525 seriesMalathion 0.10 EPA 525 seriesMetolachlor 0.050 EPA 525 seriesMetribuzin 0.050 EPA 525 seriesMolinate 0.10 EPA 525 seriesNaphthalene 0.10 EPA 525 seriesParathion 0.10 EPA 525 seriesPendimethalin 0.10 EPA 525 seriesPermethrin (total) 0.10 EPA 525 seriesPhenanthrene 0.020 EPA 525 seriesPropachlor 0.050 EPA 525 seriesPyrene 0.050 EPA 525 seriesSimazine 0.050 EPA 525 seriesTerbacil 0.10 EPA 525 seriesTerbuthylazine 0.10 EPA 525 seriesThiobencarb 0.20 EPA 525 seriesTrans-Nonachlor 0.050 EPA 525 seriesTrifluralin 0.10 EPA 525 series1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,1,2-Trichloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,1-Dichloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,1-Dichloroethene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,1-Dichloropropene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2,3-Trichloropropane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2-Dichlorobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2-Dichloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,2-Dichloropropane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,3-Dichlorobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,3-Dichloropropane 0.50 EPA 524 series1,3-dichloropropene 0.50 EPA 524 series1,4-Dichlorobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 series2,2-Dichloropropane 0.50 EPA 524 series2-Butanone 5.0 EPA 524 series2-Chlorotoluene 0.50 EPA 524 series4-Chlorotoluene 0.50 EPA 524 series4-Methyl-2-pentanone 5.0 EPA 524 seriesBenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesBromobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesBromochloromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesBromodichloromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesBromoethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesBromoform 0.50 EPA 524 seriesBromomethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesCarbon Tetrachloride 0.50 EPA 524 seriesChlorobenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesChloroethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesChloroform 0.50 EPA 524 seriesChloromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesCis-1,2-dichloroethene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesCis-1,3-dichloropropene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesDibromochloromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesDibromomethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesDichlorodifluoromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesDichloromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesEthylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesFluorotrichloromethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesHexachlorobutadiene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesIsopropyl ether 3.0 EPA 524 seriesIsopropylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesMeta, Para-Xylene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesMTBE 0.50 EPA 524 seriesN-butylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesN-propylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesOrtho-xylene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesp-Isopropyltoluene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesSec-butylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesStyrene 0.50 EPA 524 seriestert-amyl methyl ether 3.0 EPA 524 seriestert-butyl ethyl ether 3.0 EPA 524 seriesTert-butylbenzene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTetrachloroethene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesToluene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTotal THM 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTotal Xylene (o,m,p) 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTrans-1,2-dichloroethene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTrans-1,3-dichloropropene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTrichloroethene 0.50 EPA 524 seriesTrichlorotrifluoroethane 0.50 EPA 524 seriesVinyl Chloride 0.30 EPA 524 series It is preferred that offerors be capable of providing the following analysis but it is not mandatory. Total Potential Trihalomethane 0.5 EPA 551.1 SM 5710Total Organic Carbon 300 SM 5310Perchlorate 0.5 EPA 314Glyphosate 6 EPA 547 2. Contractor/laboratory shall provide acceptable MDL studies for all parameters. 3. The Contractor/laboratory may not sub contract any analysis out. 4. In order to receive an award the laboratory must be approved by Mid-Pacific Region's Environmental Office MP-157. Approval will include but not be limited to passing a Quality Assurance Audit below, receiving an acceptable review of the laboratory's QA Manual, round-robin performance evaluation samples, and reporting limits. Audit Process: The MP-157 quality assurance (QA) section conducts audits on laboratories involved in analytical activities that support MP-157 Mid-Pacific Region projects. The audit consists of reviewing the laboratory's QA manual and the last three years of approved round-robin performance study results, submitting performance evaluation samples, and conducting an onsite audit. The review process allows the QA section to determine if laboratories are capable of performing quality analyses on Mid-Pacific Region samples while following QA/QC practices that meet or exceed Mid-Pacific Region standards and protocols. Background Review: Prior to the audit, the QA section will contact the laboratory QA officer or the laboratory director and request a copy of both the current QA manual and the last three years of approved round-robin performance study results. The performance study results and QA manual are reviewed by the QA section. Performance Evaluation Samples: Prior to the onsite audit, the QA section conducts a performance audit by submitting performance evaluation samples. The purpose of the performance evaluation samples is to evaluate the laboratory's ability to generate accurate data. If the laboratory performs poorly on the performance evaluation samples, the QA section may consider not conducting the onsite audit. The parameters submitted for the performance evaluation samples will be tailored to reflect those of current Mid-Pacific Region projects and the methods the laboratory performs. If the laboratory does not obtain a result within the acceptance criteria, the laboratory will be directed to reanalyze the sample(s). If the reanalyzed result is within the acceptance criteria, then the performance audit is considered acceptable. If the laboratory still does not meet the acceptance criteria upon reanalysis, a new performance evaluation sample from a different lot or vendor will be submitted. If the laboratory can obtain an acceptable result on the new performance evaluation sample, the performance audit is considered acceptable. If the laboratory does not meet the acceptance on the original, reanalysis, or new performance evaluation sample, the laboratory will not be audited or approved for this method/parameter. Audit Agenda: Approximately one week prior to the audit, the auditor will send the laboratory contact a proposed audit agenda. The audit agenda details the time allotted for the initial meeting with management, analytical method review, document review, and debrief. After laboratory review and approval, the audit agenda will be finalized. Onsite Audit: An onsite laboratory audit is conducted by the QA section to assess the laboratory's expertise in conducting the analyses, the capability for producing valid data, the ability to effectively support the data, and the integrity of the QA/QC practices. Meet with Management: The first step of the audit will be to meet with management and key laboratory personnel to discuss the purpose of the audit and give a general overview about the Mid-Pacific Region and the Environmental Monitoring Branch (MP-157). During this meeting, the audit team will discuss MP-157's policies and requirements, the performance evaluation sample results (if available), document request, and questions for the QA Officer (QAO). Analytical Method and Document Review: During the onsite audit, the QA officer, analysts, and other key laboratory personnel are questioned to determine their overall understanding of the methods and laboratory procedures. Documentation practices are also reviewed. In general, the auditors are checking to see if the laboratory procedures follow the laboratory's QA manual guidelines and the EPA method, Standard method, or other method protocols. Debrief: The most serious deviations are presented to the laboratory as findings in a debrief meeting at the end of the audit; the debrief is generally conducted the day after the audit. All the deviations are written as findings or observations in the final audit report. Audit Report: Any deviations from accepted protocols are written in an audit report as findings. The report can also include good practices for any procedures that the auditors would like the laboratory to continue and observations for any procedures that the auditors would like the laboratory to adopt. Laboratory Audit Response and Final Approval LetterThe laboratory is asked to send a response to each finding detailed in the QA section's audit report. The auditors will review this response and assess if the corrective actions and explanations are acceptable. If any response is questionable, the laboratory is contacted for clarification. Once the review of the laboratory's audit response is complete, the lead auditor will send a final letter addressing whether or not the laboratory is approved for use. Central Contractor Registration (CCR), as required by FAR 4.1102, applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov.

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