Specifications include, but are not limited to: 10. Note: The terms MDEQ, State, and Office of Pollution Control (OPC) Lab may be used interchangeably. 11. The State seeks a customizable, commercial, off-the-shelf lab information management solution (LIMS) capable of meeting the needs of the OPC Laboratory as defined in this RFP. 12. MDEQ is presently hosting the existing LIMS and seeks to procure an on-premise solution where MDEQ will continue to be the host. 13. The State seeks an industry tested LIMS solution that will provide flexible configuration, increased lab automation, ease of implementation and intuitive utilization. 14. The State seeks a solution that is currently being used in other States or public entities of similar size and scope for lab automation and information management purposes. 15. The State seeks a vendor knowledgeable in best practice lab automation to work with the OPC to eliminate manual processes and workflows. 16. The State seeks to maximize automation and interoperability between existing lab equipment and the awarded solution. 17. MDEQ seeks a solution designed to: 18. The OPC will use the solution to store and access sample data generated through sample collection, field-testing, and various environmental analytical testing methods. The data produced will be reviewed and validated before being sent to the final user within MDEQ. 19. Because of the limitations of the current solution, the requirements of this RFP seek to address currently known lab information management and technological deficits and to automate OPC manual processes. As it relates to the needs of the OPC Lab, the State expects the proposed LIMS to represent best practices and technologies currently available, whether or not a particular feature or function is specifically required by this RFP.
