# Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #JH27-127

Utah environmental laboratory services for soil and water sample analysis

**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Respond By:** November 18, 2026
**Identifier:** JH27-127
**NAICS:** 541380

Utah is seeking a certified environmental laboratory to support water-quality monitoring and environmental investigations through soil and water sample testing and reporting.
- **Government buyer:** Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality (DWQ); the State of Utah Division of Purchasing is the issuing procurement unit.
- **OEMs and named vendors:** No OEMs, manufacturers, or prospective vendors are named. This is a laboratory-services procurement, not a specified branded product purchase.
- **Services requested:** Analyze soil and water samples using EPA, SM, ASTM, USP, USGS, and AOAC methods; provide sample coordination and containers when requested; receive samples after hours and on weekends when requested; and deliver electronic results.
- **Analyses requested:** Total suspended and dissolved solids (TSS/TDS), BOD, total and dissolved metals and nutrients, chlorophyll, oil and grease, TPH-GRO, TPH-DRO, VOCs, semi-VOCs, coliform bacteria, MBAS, PFOA/PFOS, and the detailed cost-form test menu listed below.
- **Notable requirements:** Applicable NELAP/ELAP/NELAC certification; defensible results; quality-assurance documentation and access to method-specific SOPs; a 24-hour emergency coordination number; and same-day, 24-hour, 48-hour, or standard turnaround as directed by DWQ. Proposals are limited to 10 pages and must describe certifications, experience, team qualifications, work approach, and emergency contacts.
- **Pricing and evaluation:** Provide pricing for analyses, methods, rush options, quality-control options, sample bottles, shipping, and receiving or processing fees. Prices must be guaranteed for 12 months from the contract effective date. Evaluation emphasizes technical capability and experience, with cost also scored; the stated technical threshold has conflicting percentages in the materials.
- **Contract term:** Anticipated five-year contract; no start or end date is specified.

### Description

The RFP seeks a NELAP/ELAP/NELAC-certified environmental laboratory to process and analyze soil and water samples using EPA, SM, ASTM, USP, USGS, and AOAC methods. Work includes coordinating sample requirements and containers with Division of Water Quality staff, receiving samples including after-hours or weekends when requested, analyzing them within requested turnaround times, and submitting electronic results. The anticipated award is a single five-year contract; proposals are evaluated on technical criteria and cost, with 800 technical points and 200 cost points. Pricing must be guaranteed for 12 months from the contract effective date.

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