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Water Chemistry Analytical Service
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Office of the Supervising Scientist Division requires an independent organisation with a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation to perform a wide range of chemical analyses on water and sediment samples and provide accurate data reports in a timely manner. The procurement is intended to support ongoing environmental monitoring, ensuring compliance with the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act (1978).
The successful supplier will be responsible for:
• Conducting chemical analyses on both water and sediment samples to detect heavy metals, organic contaminants, and other harmful substances.
• Providing detailed data reports within 5 business days of sample receipt, including trend analysis, a summary of findings, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring that all results meet the specified detection limits, as defined by OSS, and adhere to NATA accreditation must include Chemical Testing – 7.81 Constituents of the environment.
• Handling, logging, and processing samples within 24 hours of receipt, with any sample integrity issues reported to OSS immediately.
• Maintaining NATA accreditation for the duration of the contract and ensuring compliance with relevant Australian standards (e.g., AS/NZS 5667).
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Tenders must meet the following mandatory requirements:
- be NATA accredited
- be able to report in the format compatible with ESdat
- The detection limits specified in Table 1 of the attached ATM document are required
Handling, logging, and processing samples within 24 hours of receipt, with any sample integrity issues reported to OSS immediately.
- This is a period arrangement for services required as and when samples are sent for analysis.
- Initial arrangement would be for a period of 3 years form the date of the award of contract.