Specifications include, but are not limited to: specialized chemical testing for environmental contaminants in Alaskan wild fish, shellfish, sea life, and otherenvironmental samples; 1)Within 45 days of signing the contract, the Contractor shall provide the DEC EHL Project Manager a writtenreport defining the SOP for chain-of-custody and sample processing, including method and reporting limits, initialcalibration curves, and analysis of sample and reagent blanks, as well as matrix spike and duplicate samples.2)Email reports shall be sent to the DEC Project Manager within 48 hours confirming the receipt of every samplebatch. This report shall include a copy of the chain-of-custody form, description of the condition of the sampleson receipt, and description of the storage prior to analysis.3)A written report in electronic format, .pdf via compact disk or equivalent, as well as electronic download of data inspreadsheet format, .xls via email attachment to DEC for input into the database within 45 business days afterreceiving each sample batch, listing the tabulated analytical data results, with units and qualifiers clearly specified.Excel spreadsheets with sample and quality control results must be received within the 60-day period. Two compactdisc (CD) copies of the results, along with complete supporting information, are required to be postmarked fordelivery to DEC within 60 days. The results will be referenced by the project identification number and reported as;pictograms per gram (pg/g) wet weight for PCB and PBDE congeners, and nanograms per gram (ng/g) wet weightfor organochlorine pesticides and PFAS. This report should document incidences when quality assurance requirements were not met, and samples were reanalyzed.
