Common use of Contractor Minimum Requirements Clause in Contracts

Contractor Minimum Requirements. A. Contractor shall be certified by the State of California Environmental Laboratory and Accreditation Program (ELAP) for all species within the categories of analyses listed in this Contract. For subcontracted analyses, the subcontractor must hold certification for the subcontracted method of analyses. Contractor must be able to provide two (2) of their most recent ELAP Proficiency Evaluation study results. B. Contractor must have participated in the 2003 or 2008 Southern California Bight Regional Marine Monitoring Program (Bight ’03 or Bight ‘08) laboratory inter-calibration exercises. Documentation of participation in these inter-calibrations exercises, and Contractor’s results relative to the performance thresholds are required. C. The Contractor’s primary function must be that of a commercial environmental toxicity testing laboratory. Contractor’s serving as clearinghouses for subcontracting analytical services are not acceptable. D. Contractor shall have at least three years of professional experience as a corporate entity. E. The total amount of Contractor’s Pricing (sum of the products of quoted category prices and respective anticipated County annual usages) cannot account for more than 25% of a Contractor’s current annual ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (total annual services dollar amount) – evidence to be provided upon request. “Current annual ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇” shall be interpreted to include the amount of the Contractor’s Contract pricing. F. Specialization of firm in water, wastewater and sediment toxicity analysis G. Must employ rigid internal quality control and conform to acceptable accuracy and precision standards on a day-to-day operating basis. H. Must be staffed with competent professional and support personnel with the following minimum qualifications as follows:

Contractor Minimum Requirements. A. Contractor shall be certified by the State of California Environmental Laboratory and Accreditation Program (ELAP) for all species within the categories of analyses listed in this Contract. For subcontracted analyses, the subcontractor must hold certification for the subcontracted method of analyses. Contractor must be able to provide two (2) of their most recent ELAP Proficiency Evaluation study results. B. . Contractor must have participated in the 2003 or 2008 Southern California Bight Regional Marine Monitoring Program (Bight ’03 or Bight ‘08) laboratory inter-calibration exercises. Documentation of participation in these inter-calibrations exercises, and Contractor’s results relative to the performance thresholds are required. C. . The Contractor’s primary function must be that of a commercial environmental toxicity testing laboratory. Contractor’s serving as clearinghouses for subcontracting analytical services are not acceptable. D. . Contractor shall have at least three years of professional experience as a corporate entity. E. . The total amount of Contractor’s Pricing (sum of the products of quoted category prices and respective anticipated County annual usages) cannot account for more than 25% of a Contractor’s current annual ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (total annual services dollar amount) – evidence to be provided upon request. “Current annual ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇” shall be interpreted to include the amount of the Contractor’s Contract pricing. F. . Specialization of firm in water, wastewater and sediment toxicity analysis G. analysis Must employ rigid internal quality control and conform to acceptable accuracy and precision standards on a day-to-day day‑to‑day operating basis. H. . Must be staffed with competent professional and support personnel with the following minimum qualifications as follows:: Laboratory Director or Senior Toxicologist with at least 10 years experience as a director of at a toxicity testing facility. Supervising Toxicologist: must be graduate environmental scientist (4‑year degree) with relevant coursework in environmental toxicology Technicians: Preferable at associate level (2‑year degree) or above; Information Technology Staff: Consistent error‑free transmission of data. The staff must be fully and currently informed on Federal, State and Local Water Quality Legislation and Regulations, and perform services in accordance with procedures specified therein as required.