Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The contractor or contractor’s sub-contracted laboratory shall, atthe request of the NHDES, perform analytical services,as necessary,to identify and quantify toxic substances, hazardous constituents, or hazardous characteristicsin aqueous, sediment, air, soil, solid waste, hazardous waste, wastewater, sludge, septage, or leachate samples, or to identify and quantify sludge management rule,Env-Wq800,regulated contaminants in biosolids, sludge, and septage samples,as specified in the NHDES’Bid Form.The Bid Form is incorporated herein by reference and is attached as Exhibit A.2. The chain-of-custody form, completed by the NHDES or its consultant contractor, acts as the work order for laboratory analytical services, specifying the analyses to be performedand entity(-ies) to whom the results and invoice shall be provided.3. The contractor or contractor’s sub-contracted laboratory shall accept chain-of-custody forms that are developed by NHDES or for NHDES by their consultant contractors.4. The contractor or contractor’s sub-contracted laboratory shall follow and maintain industry standard chain-of-custody procedures. 5. The contractor or contractor’s sub-contracted laboratory shall perform all analyses requested by the NHDES.If the contractor’s laboratory (or contractor’s sub-contracted laboratory) sample capacity precludes the contractor or contractor’s sub-contracted laboratory from analyzing the requested samples within hold times, the contractor, upon NHDES approval,maysub-contract the samples to another qualified laboratoryfor analysisat no additionalcost to the NHDES.