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Attachment J Quality Assurance Requirements For Federally Funded NPS BMP Monitoring Agreements 1 . All sampling and analyses performed under this Agreement must conform to the requirements set forth in Chapter 62460, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C .) and "Requirements for Field and Analytical Work performed for the Department of Environmental Protection under Contract" (DEP-QA-002/02), February 2002 . 2 . LABORATORIES a. The GRANTEE shall ensure that all laboratory testing activities are performed by laboratories certified by the Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program (DoH ELCP) for all applicable matrix/method/analyte combinations to be measured. For non-potable water matrix, the certification requirement is considered satisfied if the laboratory is certified for the contracted analyte in at least one method that uses the same analytical technology as the contract-proposed method. b . If the laboratory is not certified for some or all of the proposed test measurements, the laboratory shall apply for certification within one month of Contract execution. Within six months of Contract execution, the laboratory shall be fully certified for all applicable matrix/method/analyte combinations to be performed. Regardless of when the laboratory receives certification, the laboratory must implement all applicable standards of the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) upon Contract execution. c . Laboratories shall maintain certification as specified in item 2 .a above during the life of the Contract. Should certification for an analyte or test method be lost, all affected tests shall be immediately sub- contracted to a laboratory with current DoH ELCP certification in the appropriate matrix/method/analyte combination(s) . The GRANTEE shall notify the DEP Grant Manager in writing before any change to a sub-contracted laboratory is made . d. A copy of the DoH ELCP Certificate and the associated list of specific fields of accreditation for each contracted or sub-contracted laboratory shall be provided to the DEP Grant Manager upon execution of this Agreement or upon receiving DoH certification (see items 2 .a and 2 .b above). e. The GRANTEE shall ensure that an acceptable initial demonstration of capability (IDOC), as described in Appendix C of Chapter 5 of the NELAC Standards is performed. Each laboratory that performs any of the proposed matrix/method/analyte combination(s) must have the requisite IDOC documentation and supporting laboratory records . IDOCs shall be performed before the test procedure is used to generate data for this Agreement. If requested by the Department, documentation that supports the IDOC shall be made available for review. f. When performance test samples are not required by DoH ELCP for certification, the laboratory shall . obtain, analyze and evaluate performance test samples, standard reference materials (SRM) or other externally assayed quality control (QC) samples, hereinafter known collectively as quality control check (QCC) samples. (i) The laboratory shall ensure that the selected QCC samples(s) represent all matrix/method/analyte combinations that are not subject to certification requirements. (ii) These samples shall be analyzed at six-month intervals and the results shall be within the acceptable range established by the QCC sample provider. (iii) Before providing analytical services for this Contract, the laboratory must provide to the DEP contract manager the results of the QCC sample(s) and the associated acceptable range(s) as established by the QCC sample provider. The submitted results must be from QCC samples that have been completed within the previous six months prior to the submission date . g. Any non-standard laboratory procedures or methods that are proposed for use (i.e. , those not approved by DEP for standard environmental analyses) shall be submitted for review and approval in accordance with DEP-QA-001 /01 , "New and Alternative Analytical Laboratory Methods, " February 1 , 2004. These procedures or methods shall be approved by the DEP contract manager before use under this Contract and must be cited or described in the required planning document (see Section 6) . h. The GRANTEE shall ensure that Practical Quantitation Limits (PQLs) and Method Detection Limits (MDLs) required by the Contract are listed in the planning document (see Section 6) . i. The GRANTEE shall ensure that the selected laboratory test methods listed in the planning document can provide results that meet the Contract data quality objectives. j . The GRANTEE shall ensure that all laboratory testing procedures follow the analytical methods as approved in the planning document (see Section 6) . Revision Date: 02/09 DEP Agreement No, G0353, Attachment J. Page 1 of 14