Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) is seeking submissions for the provision of analytical laboratory services for the chemical and biological analyses of samples collected by the State of Rhode Island and the RIDEM in the performance of its duties in connection with its site remediation program and other State programs. These samples may be of surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soils, sediment, sludge, concentrated waste, solid waste, air or other material. This MPA will also allow for all future testing of new emerging contaminants over the life of the contract. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (HHLPPP) collects field samples as part of the environmental component of medical intervention in the homes of at-risk and lead poisoned children. Sample collection and testing is integral to the identification of lead hazards and to the certification of lead safe status following successful remediation of lead hazards so that families can be back in their homes as quickly as possible. The services sought by the State of RI require that the successful vendor(s) have laboratory facilities located within the State of Rhode Island or within fifty five (55) miles of the city of Providence to allow for state travel restrictions and be able to provide all necessary labor, equipment, materials and technical expertise demanded by the State of RI’s program. Laboratories shall provide pick-up services free of charge and those laboratories located outside of Rhode Island must provide pick-up services within two (2) hours of notification.
