Specifications include, but are not limited to: The proposal submitted shall provide the cost, test method and the detection limit for each chemical specified, and whether the analysis for each chemical will be performed by the laboratory submitting the proposal or subcontracted to another laboratory. Proposals must also provide a total cost for a year’s testing based on the Testing Frequencies, and tests as listed. All laboratories are required to submit a Quality Assurance Plan and proof of Washington State Laboratory Certification with their proposal, and proof of the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval to perform the current Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring 4 Rule analysis. The City reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of samples submitted for analysis. The laboratory selected for analysis shall be able to perform the drinking water analyses, as listed below, in accordance with the most current Safe Drinking Water Act and amendments thereof, as administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Health. All detection limits must meet the State of Washington SRL’s when such levels are available. Laboratory results shall be submitted, in an approved format, directly to the Washington State, Department of Health, and the City of Vancouver - Water Quality Office. Results delivered to the City of Vancouver - Water Quality Office shall be printed and on electronic media in a delimited format for upload to the City’s database. When applicable the laboratory shall submit results to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a format acceptable by the EPA and current UCMR rule. The groups include U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State, Department of Health regulated and unregulated compounds as well as other unregulated compounds that are of interest to the City of Vancouver. The contract will cover the Group A Public Water Supplies WAC 246-290, typically Part 4 Water Quality. Any contract awarded is for the sole benefit of the City. The City does not guarantee that any minimum or maximum amount of work will be authorized under any contract(s) awarded. The maximum term of any contract awarded will not exceed five (5) years.