Laboratory Analytical Services

The Brazos River Authority (BRA) is currently requesting sealed bids from laboratories who are National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) accredited by the State of Texas to provide professional, accurate, and defensible laboratory analysis services for the routine analysis of compost, stormwater, reuse, influent, and/or effluent samples for a variety of analyses listed in Table 1.0. for ten (10) municipal wastewater treatment facilities for compliance with Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permits and Storm Water Multi-Sector General Permits.The BRA will prepare the samples for pickup by the Laboratory. No third-party courier service will be allowed under this Contract. Five locations are established for pick up in the Fort Bend/Brazoria County area and two in the Williamson/Bell County area. All bidders will need to be geographically located close enough to the BRA facilities to ensure that all sample hold-times will be achieved during pickup and transportation to the laboratory and as further defined within Section 10. Pickup/Delivery. Frequency of sample pickup/delivery will range from one (1) to five (5) times per week.