The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit sealed proposals to establish a contract for one or more offerors through competitive negotiations for the purchase of Environmental Consulting Services by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, herein referred to as DMME. Contractor is to provide service of analyzing water samples collected by DMME Personnel, collect water samples as requested, and gather in-stream biological data. The Contractor may offer chemical testing, biological testing (benthic and/or whole effluent toxicity), or some combination of services. The offeror shall provide timely reports of analytical results as explained in Section III, Statement of Need, as required by DMME.