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ATTACHMENT H Quality Assurance Requirements 1 . All sampling and analyses performed under this Agreement must 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 . 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 . 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 Agreement execution . Within six months of Agreement 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 Agreement execution . C. Laboratories shall maintain certification as specified in item 2 . a above during the life of the Agreement. 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 project 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 project manager upon Agreement execution 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 . 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 Agreement, the laboratory must provide to the DEP project 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 project manager before use under this Agreement 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 Agreement are listed in the planning document (see Section 6 ) . L The GRANTEE shall ensure that the selected laboratory test methods listed in the planning document can provide results that meet the Agreement data quality objectives . Revised 3/05 DEP Agreement No . GO 143 , Attachment H , Page 1 of 11