Request for Proposals (RFP) 26RFP004 PFAS Sample Analysis (NDEP-Certified Labs Only) Addendum 1

Location:	Nevada
Posted:	Apr 13, 2026
Due:	Apr 20, 2026
Agency:	Southern Nevada Health District Main Facility
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	B - Special Studies and Analyses - Not R&D
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Request for Proposals

(RFP)

PFAS Sample Analysis

26RFP004

Issued: 03/26/2026

280 South Decatur Boulevard

Las Vegas, Nevada 89107

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Purpose ..................................................................................................................................1

B. Entity Information .................................................................................................................1

C. Funding..................................................................................................................................1

D. Anticipated Contract .............................................................................................................1

E. Subcontracting.......................................................................................................................1

F. Ethics in Procurement ...........................................................................................................1

II. SCOPE OF SERVICES

A. Project Description................................................................................................................2

B. Project Location ....................................................................................................................2

C. Project Tasks .........................................................................................................................2

D. Key Deliverables ...................................................................................................................2

III. TIMETABLE & PROVISIONS

A. Timetable...............................................................................................................................3

B. Authorized Contact ...............................................................................................................3

C. Questions...............................................................................................................................3

D. Deadline to Submit Proposals and Late Proposals................................................................3

E. Proposal Submission .............................................................................................................3

IV. REQUIREMENTS

A. Proposer Qualifications ........................................................................................................4

B. Proposal Preparation and Submission ...................................................................................4

C. Proposer Representations ......................................................................................................4

D. General Conditions................................................................................................................5

V. EVALUATION & SELECTION

A. Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................................................6

B. Clarification, Site Visits, Interviews and Presentations ........................................................6

C. Selection ................................................................................................................................6

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A - Proposal Form

Attachment B - Price Form

SECTION I - INTRODUCTION

A. Purpose

The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) requests proposals from analytical laboratories

certified for PFAS analyses by the State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP)

to test private wells in Southern Nevada for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

B. Entity Information

SNHD was created in 1962 when the State Legislature combined the health departments of the

county and several adjoining cities. SNHD is one of the largest local public health organizations

in the United States serving over 2.3 million residents and safeguarding the public health of nearly

40 million visitors to Las Vegas annually.

SNHD’s mission is, “To assess, protect, and promote the health, the environment, and the well-

being of Southern Nevada communities, residents, and visitors.”

SNHD’s governing body is the Southern Nevada District Board of Health (“Board”). The Board

is vested with jurisdiction over all public health matters within Clark County Nevada.

C. Funding

Any contract awarded under this RFP will be funded by a grant from the Emerging Contaminant

in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) through the NDEP and will be immediately

terminated if any funding budgeted for the contract is withdrawn, limited, or impaired.

D. Anticipated Contract

SNHD intends to award one (1) contract beginning on 07/01/2026. SNHD reserves its right to

determine the contract term.

E. Subcontracting

Subcontracting will not be permitted under any awarded contract.

F. Ethics in Procurement

It is unlawful for any Proposer to offer, or any employee of SNHD or their immediate family to

solicit or accept a gratuity in connection with the solicitation, award, or administration of any

contract issued by SNHD.

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SECTION II - SCOPE OF SERVICES

A. Project Description

SNHD will offer water testing for PFAS to interested owners of private wells in Southern Nevada.

SNHD will collect drinking water samples, deliver those samples to the selected Nevada-certified

laboratory (Lab) for analysis, and provide testing results to the owners of the wells and to NDEP.

The Project period will be through 10/31/2028 or until budgeted funds are fully expended.

B. Project Location

Sample collection will occur throughout SNHD’s geographical jurisdiction (entirety of Clark

County, Nevada), at properties that obtain drinking water from private wells that are not regulated

under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Sample testing will occur at the Lab.

C. Project Tasks

The Lab will:

1. Provide sampling kits to SNHD in the quantity required upon request. Sampling kits must

consist of polypropylene bottles fitted with polypropylene screwcaps, polyethylene bottles with

polypropylene screwcaps, or other plastic materials that meet Quality Control requirements.

Sampling kits must contain at least 3 bottles per sampling site:

a. An empty but “preserved” Field Sample (FS) bottle: an empty bottle containing sample

preservatives.

b. An empty but “preserved” Field Reagent Blank (FRB) bottle: an empty bottle containing

sample preservatives. The same lot of preservative must be used for the FRBs as for the FS.

c. A full FRB bottle: a sealed, unpreserved bottle of PFAS-free reagent water. Reagent water

used for the FRBs must be analyzed prior to shipment to ensure the water is PFAS-free,

meeting Laboratory Reagent Blank (LRB) method criteria (i.e., no PFAS levels greater than

1/3 of the laboratory specific minimum reporting level (MRL))

2. Provide shipping containers and chain-of-custody forms to SNHD in the quantity required upon

request. Do not include blue ice or equivalent.

3. Perform analyses and provide data for Level III validation purposes. The Lab will analyze

drinking water samples for PFAS using either Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) method

533 or EPA method 537.1. Methods must achieve reporting limits of at least 2 ng/L (ppt).

4. Submit analytical results electronically to SNHD’s designated point(s) of contact (POC).

5. Dispose of samples per the appropriate regulatory requirements governing the Lab’s location.

D. Key Deliverables

The Lab will:

1. Submit analytical results to SNHD POC(s) within five (5) days of the Lab’s completion of the

analyses. Results must be provided electronically in .pdf and electronic data deliverable (EDD)

(.xlsx or .csv) formats.

2. Submit invoices to SNHD POC(s) within fifteen (15) days after submitting sample results.

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SECTION III - TIMETABLE AND PROVISIONS

A. Timetable

RFP Issued ...................................................................................................................... 03/26/2026

Deadline to Submit Questions ...........................................................2:00 PM PDT on 04/06/2026

Deadline to Disseminate Questions and Answers .......................................................... 04/09/2026

Deadline to Submit Proposals............................................................2:00 PM PDT on 04/20/2026

Evaluation Completed / Notification of Intent to Award (Email) .................................. 04/23/2026

B. Authorized Contact

1. The RFP Authorized Contact is Kevin Bratcher. No other person has the authority to respond

to questions about this RFP unless authorized by written addendum issued by Kevin Bratcher.

2. All questions about this RFP from RFP Issuance to Notification of Intent to Award shall be

directed only to Kevin Bratcher at procurement@snhd.org.

3. Communication about this RFP with anyone associated with SNHD other than Kevin Bratcher

is prohibited. Proposals will be rejected for noncompliance with this prohibition.

C. Questions

1. Written questions about this RFP must be submitted via email to procurement@snhd.org by

2:00 PM PDT on 04/06/2026. Indicate “26RFP004 Questions” in the email subject line.

2. The submitted questions and answers will be emailed to all solicited labs by 04/09/2026 and

posted to SNHD’s Public Notices website by 04/13/2026.

D. Deadline to Submit Proposals and Late Proposals

1. Proposals are due by 2:00 PM PDT on 04/20/2026.

2. Proposals submitted after 2:00 PM PDT on 04/20/2026 will be rejected as late.

E. Proposal Submission

1. Email one (1) PDF file (attachment) to procurement@snhd.org. Indicate “26RFP004 Proposal”

in the email subject line.

2. Mailed, hand-carried or faxed proposals, or hyperlinks to proposals will not be accepted.

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.