# Ohio Procurement Portal #SRC0000042304

Wastewater and Water-Quality Laboratory Testing for Chillicothe Correctional Institution

**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** November 09, 2026
**Identifier:** SRC0000042304
**NAICS:** 541380

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is seeking laboratory testing services for water and wastewater samples at Chillicothe Correctional Institution.
- **Government buyer:** Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), through Chillicothe Correctional Institution (CHCI), in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.
- **Scope:** Price quotes for water-quality parameter testing for the institution’s water and wastewater treatment plants. The provided bid-schedule excerpt covers 15 of 57 required wastewater-sample tests; quantities are in individual tests.
- **Testing requested in the excerpt:**
  - Total suspended solids (288; I1_000001), oil and grease—hexane extractable (14; I1_000002), and ammonia (144; I1_000003).
  - Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (12; I1_000004), total nitrite plus nitrate (12; I1_000005), total phosphorus (72; I1_000006), and dissolved orthophosphate (12; I1_000007).
  - Total recoverable nickel, zinc, cadmium, lead, chromium, and copper (4 tests each; I1_000008 through I1_000013), plus dissolved hexavalent chromium (4; I1_000014).
  - E. coli (84; I1_000015).
- **Reporting units:** Most listed tests are reported in mg/L; metals and hexavalent chromium in µg/L; E. coli as organisms per 100 mL.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No laboratory vendor, OEM, or test-method manufacturer is named in the provided information.
- **Notable requirement:** The requested work is laboratory analysis of water and wastewater samples; the provided excerpt does not specify testing methods or additional technical qualifications.

### Description

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s Chillicothe Correctional Institution Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants seek price quotes for water quality parameter testing services. The bid schedule identifies required wastewater sample tests, including suspended solids, nutrients, metals, and E. coli; the source excerpt displays 15 of 57 records. Services are to be provided for the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. Bids and inquiries must be submitted through OhioBuys by the response deadline of November 9, 2026, at 8:00 AM ET.

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