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EXHIBIT E Department of Environmental Protection Quality Assurance Requirements for Contracts and Grants 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS a. As applicable to the scope of services described in the contract work plan or other statement of work for this contract, the sampling, field testing and laboratory analyses performed under this contract shall conform to the requirements set forth in Chapter 62-160, 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. b. Hereinafter, "DEP"or"Department" refers to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. G. "Sample" and "sampling" refers to samples that shall be either collected or analyzed under the terms of this contract. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR LABORATORIES a. All applicable laboratory testing activities shall be 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 this contract. Laboratory certification requirements are described in rule 62-160.300, F.A.C. Certification is not required for laboratory tests outside of the scope of DoH ELCP accreditation as determined according to 62- 160.300(5)(c), F.A.C. b. For samples collected from a non-potable water matrix, the certification requirement is met if the laboratory is certified for the contracted analyte(s) in at least one method utilizing an analytical technology appropriate for the contract, as determined by the Department according to 62- 160.300(1)(c), F.A.C. G. 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. The laboratory shall attempt to become fully certified for all applicable matrix/method/analyte combinations to be performed for the contract by maintaining active coordination with the DoH ELCP throughout the application process. Regardless of when the laboratory receives certification, the laboratory shall implement all applicable standards of the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC 2003 Quality Systems standards,as adopted)upon contract execution. d. 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 contractor shall notify the DEP contract manager in writing before any change to a sub-contracted laboratory is made. e. The DoH ELCP certificate number(certified laboratory identification number)for each contracted (and sub-contracted) laboratory shall be listed in the required contract QA plan (see Section 6 below) in association with the analytical tests to be performed by each laboratory analyzing samples for the contract. f. Each certified laboratory analyzing contracted samples shall ensure that an acceptable demonstration of capability(DOC)is performed as described in the 2003 NELAC Quality Systems standards (NELAC 2003, Section 5.5.4.2.2 and Appendix C). In addition, each certified laboratory that performs any of the proposed matrix/method/analyte combination(s)approved for the contract shall have the requisite DOC documentation and supporting laboratory records on file for the applicable combinations. The DOCs performed shall meet the requirements for precision, accuracy, method detection limit (MDL) and/or practical quantitation limit (PQL), as specified in each applicable laboratory test method, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or Quality Manual, or as listed in the contract QA plan (section 6, below). Alternative limits for detection and quantitation other than MDL and PQL shall be determined, if applicable to the laboratory. DOCs performed for the contracted analytes shall include any modifications to the test method or SOP that have been approved by DEP according to 62-160.330(3), F.A.C., if Exhibit E,Page 1 of 6 DEP Quality Assurance Requirements for Contracts&Grants Standard Field&Lab Services Rev. 1-19-16