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applicable. If requested by the Department, documentation that supports the DOC for a specified analyte and test method shall be made available for review. g. The contracted (and/or subcontracted) laboratory shall report PQLs and MDLs or other specified limits of detection and quantitation with the results of sample analyses. MDLs and/or PQLs shall only be required for test methods that are technically amenable to the determination of MDLs and/or PQLs. For those test methods where the determination of MDLs and/or PQLs are not technically feasible, the laboratory shall report a value or increment representing the lower limit of the working range of the test method, however determined by the laboratory. The laboratory shall indicate whether the reported limit represents a limit of detection or quantitation. In all cases, limits of detection and quantitation other than MDLs and PQLs shall be explicitly defined and evaluated by the laboratory. All limits shall be as listed in the applicable laboratory test method, SOP or Quality Manual, or as listed in the contract QA plan (Section 6, below). The reported MDLs and PQLs (or other limits per above) shall meet the analytical sensitivity and quantitation objectives for the contract. h. Additional laboratory quality control expectations: (i) The selected laboratory test methods listed in the QA Plan shall provide results that meet applicable contract data quality objectives. (ii) All laboratory testing procedures shall follow the analytical methods as approved in the contract QA plan(see Section 6). (iii) The laboratory shall adhere to the quality control requirements specified in the laboratory test methods and this Attachment. (iv)The laboratory shall calculate all sample results according to the procedures specified in the analytical test methods approved in the contract QA plan. 3. FIELD ACTIVITIES a. All sample collection and field testing activities shall be performed in accordance with the Department's "Standard Operating Procedures for Field Activities" (DEP-SOP-001/01, March 1, 2014). The specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be used for this contract shall be cited in the contract QA plan(see Section 6). b. Field-Generated Quality Control (QC) Blanks are defined in DEP SOP FQ 1000 (subparts FQ 1211 —FQ 1214)and shall be composed and analyzed for sample collection activities associated with this contract according to the requirements of part FQ 1230 (sections 1. —2.3.1), DEP SOP FS 2100(Part FS 2110, sec. 2.1.1.2) and/or DEP SOP FS 2400 (Part FS 2430, sec. 2.1.1.2), as applicable to the analytes and matrices to be collected using the sampling equipment specified in the contract QA plan (section 6 below). (i) If an analyte detected in the sample is also found in any field-generated QC blank that is associated with the sample, the contractor shall investigate and attempt to determine the cause of the QC blank contamination. If any contracted sample results are qualified as in(ii) below, the outcome of this investigation shall be reported to the DEP contract manager and shall include a discussion of the corrective measures taken to minimize future occurrences of QC blank contamination associated with the collection of samples for this contract. (ii) If an analyte detected in the sample is also found in any field-generated QC blank that is associated with the sample, the analytical result reported for the affected sample shall be qualified as an estimated value, unless the analyte concentration in the blank is less than or equal to 10% of the reported sample concentration. The "G" data qualifier code shall be reported with the sample result for any blank concentration exceeding the above "10%" criterion for the affected analyte(see Table 1, Chapter 62-160, F.A.C.). 4. REPORTING,DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS RETENTION a. All laboratory and field records described or listed in Rules 62-160.240 and 62-160.340, F.A.C. shall be retained for a minimum of five years after the generation (or completion) of the records applicable to the contract. Longer retention times as specified in the contract shall supersede. b. All field and laboratory data and supporting information shall be reported for this contract according to applicable requirements in 62-160.340(3)through 62-160.340(8), F.A.C. Exhibit E,Page 2 of 6 DEP Quality Assurance Requirements for Contracts&Grants Standard Field&Lab Services Rev. 1-19-16