Water Testing Services, Naval Station Newport, Newport, RI

WATER TESTING SERVICES 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 The mission of Naval Station Newport is to fulfill the diverse requirements of its tenant commands by providing the facilities and infrastructure that are essential to their optimum performance. NAVSTA Newport ensures that the highest standards of the Navy are incorporated into its efforts; that all tenant commands benefit from its continuous improvement; and that all hands work together to earn and maintain its reputation as the Navys world-class Center of Learning Excellence. 1.2 To ensure operational sustainment, Naval Station Newport is required to follow Rhode Island state environmental regulations for water testing. At this point in time, Naval Station Newport does not have the organic capability to perform their own environmental state approved lab testing on site and requires a commercial contract to successfully perform the required services. 2.0 SCOPE 2.1 Naval Station Newport, RI (NAVSTA) requires support services for the environmental sampling of water to fulfill the requirements of state environmental compliance regulations. The government requires a certified analytical laboratory by the State of Rhode Islands Health Department who is able to perform environmental analyses in accordance with existing local, state, and federal regulations. 3.0 TASKS 3.1 The vendor shall coordinate with the NAVSTA Environmental Department for the specific time and place of samplings. The vendor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, sample bottles, transportation of samples and supervision necessary to analyze water samples from specific locations at NAVSTA in accordance with the specifications listed herein. 3.2 Annual Sample is to be performed on the same day in April of each year to be delivered between the dates of April 1st and April 20th. Samples are to be taken from 2 separate locations as designated below. 3.3 Pickup of the annual samples must be coordinated with the Environment POC who will make arrangements for the vendor to retrieve the annual samples.