ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
Request For Quote For Accreditation
DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD-ELAP)
Organization Name:
Address:
City/State/Zip Code/Country:
Contact Name:
Telephone:
Email:
Facsimile:
Please indicate the number of sites (i.e. locations) to be accredited?
Do you operate with any field operations, satellite sites or mobile
laboratories?
Yes
No
Has the organization(s) ever been or is accredited to NELAC standards?
Yes
No
Is your organization(s) accredited to ISO/IEC 17025?
Yes
No
Please indicate the total number of technicians at all locations?
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete pages 2 and 5 as best as possible. Page 5 is critical as it details the
scope for which you wish to be accredited and is what will be used to provide a cost estimate. The
instructions on page 3 and the example on page 4 will assist in the draft scope completion. Additionally,
if you are accredited by a NELAC state agency, please provide the link to the scope of accreditation or
attach the NELAC scope to the email.
Please submit the completed RFQ by any of the following means:
Email: rmuse@anab-aclass.org
Phone: 703-836-0025 x202
Fax: 703-836-0040
Mail: 500 Montgomery Street, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314
ACLASS Form 99
DoD ELAP RFQ
Page 1 of 6
January 11, 2013
Testing Areas and Parameters
The following are examples of parameters within each testing area. Check those testing parameters for
which your laboratory is seeking accreditation. If you do not see your parameter, check “other” and
specify in the space provided. This document is used in conjunction with the draft scope of accreditation
above. To electronically check boxes, double click on box with your mouse button.
DoD ELAP Specific
Environmental: chemistry-organics
Environmental: chemistry-inorganics
Environmental: microbiology
Environmental: radiochemistry
Environmental: toxicity testing
Environmental: asbestos
Chemical:
Animal Drug Testing
Fasteners
Metals
Inorganics / Organics
Water / Wastewater
Environmental:
Air
Environmental Lead
Bioassay
Underground Storage
Solid/Hazardous Wastes
Paint
Fertilizers
Solvents
Coal
Other (specify):
Asbestos
Drinking Water
Non-potable Water
Radon
Other (specify):
Other (specify):
ACLASS Form 99
DoD ELAP RFQ
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January 11, 2013
DRAFT Scope Table Guidance
DoD ELAP Program
1. Use only the ACLASS matrix identification terms as shown in the table below. It is
acceptable to list multiple matrices as a single line item as long as the group of target
analytes and specification or standard method applies to all matrices. See items #8 in the
example scope provided.
ACLASS Matrix
Identifier Term
Description
Drinking Water
NonpotableWater
Solid
Air
All forms of water other than drinking water
Any solid, including soils, sediments, sludges, solid waste, oils
Air or vapor phase
2. Use any generally accepted descriptors for the Specific Test or Group of Analytes.
3. Methods should use the generally accepted term for the source, e.g. EPA, SM for Standard
Methods, ASTM for ASTM, etc.
4. Multiple versions of the same method, e.g. 8270C and 8270D should be listed as a single line
item with the appropriate ACLASS matrix term. See items #3, 4, 5, and 9 in the example
scope provided. The listing of different methods as a single line item is acceptable as shown
in item #11 in the example as long as the matrix identifiers and target analytes remain the
same for all methods. Do Not list methods which apply only to aqueous or solid matrices on
the same line e.g. 7470 and 7471B even if the target analytes are the same.
5. All sample preparation and clean up methods should be listed as single line items with the
appropriate ACLASS matrix term and specific test or group of analytes using the
conventions described in #4, above. Do Not associate preparation methods/clean up methods
with specific determinative methods e.g. 8270C / 5030B / 5035 on the scope.
Special Note: The fact that a laboratory may develop a standard operating procedure to cover a
combination of closely related methods e.g. EPA 624 and 8260B, does not mean that the methods should
be listed as a single line item in the draft scope. In the example given here, EPA method 624 is restricted
to aqueous samples by its scope (Item #7) and it would be inappropriate to list it as the analytical method
used to analyze soil samples; EPA method 8260B would be listed as the analytical method for waters
and/or soils (Item#8). For DoD ELAP work, the laboratory preparation method for the soil or other solid
matrix destined for volatile analysis by 8260B must also be reported and must be on the laboratory’s
scope of accreditation as discussed in item #5, above.
ACLASS Form 99
DoD ELAP RFQ
Page 3 of 6
January 11, 2013
Example of ACLASS DRAFT Scope
MATRIX
SPECIFIC TEST or GROUP of
ANALYTES
SPECIFICATION OR
STANDARD METHOD
KEY EQUIPMENT
OR TECHNOLOGY
USED
1
Non-potable Water
Acid digestion for metals analysis
EPA 3010A
2
Solid
Acid digestion for metals analysis
EPA 3050B
3
Non-potable Water
Purge and trap extraction for
volatiles analysis
EPA 5030B / EPA 5030C
4
Solid
Purge and trap extraction for
volatiles analysis
EPA 5035 / EPA 5035A
5
Non-potable Water
/Solid
OP Pesticides
EPA 8141A / EPA 8141B
GC/ECD
6
Non-potable Water
OP Pesticides
EPA 614
GC/ECD
7
Non-potable Water
VOAs
EPA 624
GC/MS
8
Non-potable Water
/Solid
VOAs
EPA 8260B
GC/MS
9
Non-potable Water
/Solid
Semi-VOA
EPA 8270C / EPA 8270D
GC/MS
10
Non-potable Water
Oil & Grease
SM 5520B
Gravimetry
11
Non-potable Water
Anion analysis
EPA 300.0 / EPA 9056 /
EPA 9056A
Ion Chromatography
ACLASS Form 99
DoD ELAP RFQ
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January 11, 2013
DRAFT
Proposed Scope of Accreditation
Please complete the following table ELECTRONICALLY in Microsoft Word to allow for future
modifications. For examples of accredited laboratory scopes please visit www.aclasscorp.com and click
on “Accredited Laboratories.”
MATRIX
SPECIFIC TEST
or GROUP of
ANALYTES**
SPECIFICATION OR
STANDARD
METHOD
* KEY EQUIPMENT
OR TECHNOLOGY
USED
Notes:
1.
2.
* = As Applicable
**= Refer to accredited analyte listing for analyte(s) in which the lab is accredited.
ACLASS Form 99
DoD ELAP RFQ
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January 11, 2013
DRAFT ANALYTE LISTING – TESTING – DoD-ELAP
Please complete the following table ELECTRONICALLY or provide the list in an editable format (Microsoft word or excel) to allow for future modifications.
For examples of accredited laboratory scopes please visit www.aclasscorp.com and click on “Accredited Laboratories.”
Analyte
(list analytes
below)
Matrix
Aqueous
Solid
Air
Other: ________
List Methods
here
ACLASS Form 99
DoD ELAP RFQ
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January 11, 2013