California eProcure #25-E0032

California OEHHA Water Sampling Services for Microplastics Health Assessment

The California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is seeking a contractor to provide water sampling services for a microplastics health assessment pilot program. - Government Buyer: - Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), California Environmental Protection Agency - Administrative Services Division, Contracts and Business Services Branch - Scope of Work: - Collection of contamination-controlled, high-volume tap water samples and blanks at nine state-owned facilities in California - Total of 162 samples: 72 high-volume in-line filtration samples, 36 high-volume in-line filtration blanks, 36 1-L grab samples in microplastics-ready containers, and 18 1-L grab sample field blanks - Preparation of equipment, field sampling, sample handling, and transfer to an OEHHA-designated laboratory - Maintenance of complete chain-of-custody records and defensible field documentation - Products/Services Requested: - High-volume in-line filtration samples and blanks - 1-L grab samples and field blanks in microplastics-ready containers - Water sampling services including contamination control and quality assurance - Notable Requirements: - Strict contamination control protocols - Compliance with chain-of-custody and defensible documentation standards - Support for California Senate Bill 1147 (Portantino 2024) microplastics pilot program - Budget capped at $49,999, with $2,000 reserved for unanticipated tasks - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation - Place of Performance: - Nine state-owned facilities in California (locations specified by OEHHA) - Contracting office located at 1001 I Street, MS 12B, Sacramento, CA 95814

Description

This Invitation for Bid (IFB) titled 25-E0032 Water Sampling Services seeks contractors to produce contamination-controlled, high-volume tap water samples, linked blanks, and complete chain-of-custody records for transfer to an OEHHA-designated laboratory. The project supports California Senate Bill 1147 (Portantino 2024) by establishing a pilot-scale sampling program for microplastics (MPs) in drinking water. The goal is to generate defensible data for OEHHA's human health assessment related to MPs, an emerging contaminant of concern. The contract involves producing contamination-controlled MP sample materials and defensible field documentation to enable reliable downstream characterization inputs for health assessment.

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