Solicitation #: None "The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) requests proposals from qualified firms to provide services related to implementing and overseeing the Santa Ana River (SAR) Regional Bacteria Monitoring Program. The primary purpose of the program is to test water quality in local lakes and streams and determine if measured bacteria concentrations meet the Middle Santa Ana River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) targets and the revised Basin Plan standards." Due date: 1 ... Read More

Solicitation #: IFB_23ASD004 "The California Air Resources Board (CARB)’s Environmental Health and Safety Branch is seeking a qualified analytical laboratory contractor, which has laboratory equipment sensitive enough to provide analytical laboratory testing services. The contractor shall test for the permissible exposure limits for chemical contaminants, mandated by federal and/or state regulations, as defined by the Title 8 CCR 5155(e). The contractor will provide regulatory lab services, ... Read More

"Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) represents a crucial step in PFAS analysis to achieve the lowest detection limits, but lends itself to substantial inefficiencies when performed manually. Additionally, analytical separation and detection requirements for PFAS have been getting more challenging as advisory and regulatory limits are constantly being updated. A highly sensitive UPLC-MS/MS platform is essential with implementation of best practices to eliminate background contamination. This webina ... Read More

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"Microbiology labs today are being challenged to achieve more with fewer resources. Automation solutions effectively address these challenges, reducing the manual workload required for sample processing and reducing turnaround times. This exclusive webinar provides the opportunity to see total lab automation (TLA) in practice and hear from four microbiology lab leaders who have successfully integrated this technology. We will also feature a live discussion for the audience to have a Q&A sessi ... Read More

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Solicitation #: IFB P2375007 The California Department of Fish & Wildlife is seeking bids for environmental lab testing. "Analytical testing services are provided to support enforcement actions where the goal is to protect the beneficial uses of State waters and to identify pollutants that may imperil wildlife. Analytical testing will be provided by the Contractor to support testing capabilities not provided by the OSPR Laboratory Program (OLP) and to provide services when catastrophic instru ... Read More

"Next generation sequencing (NGS) has transformed the practice of molecular diagnostics and is now an approach utilized across multiple disciplines, including genetics, oncology, and infectious disease. Despite its broad application, standardized quality control (QC) metrics are lacking, and little guidance is available for laboratories planning to develop their own NGS-based assays. This webinar will address key concepts of NGS necessary to establish a robust quality control program, highlight ... Read More

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"A high-functioning nonconformance management system is a crucial component of regulatory/accreditation compliance, client satisfaction, and continual process improvement. This 'Continual Improvement' webinar provides an overview of the event management process deployed by the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Additional topics that will be explored include nonconformance management culture, employee feedback cycles, escalation pathways including root cause analysis ... Read More

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"Polymer recyclates have a variation in properties that can affect the end properties of recycled polymers. In this session, Dr. Mark Sullivan of Citrine Informatics will present a case study to show how AI can be used to rapidly reformulate recycled polymers to maximize the use of recyclates while consistently meeting end customer requirements. Learn from Citrine's experience from more than 10 years working in machine learning for materials and chemicals development." ... Read More

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Solicitation #: NRC-NMSS-11-06-2023 "The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research or as a market survey to determine the availability of potential qualified vendors with the technical capability to provide all management, supervision, administration, and labor for technical support and independent verification work in the form of radioanalytical laboratory services to support the analysis of samples from nuclear ... Read More

"Efficiency in quality control (QC) within the medical laboratory is critical, given its direct impact on patient safety, cost savings, and the sustainability of healthcare practices. In this webinar, Oswald Sonntag will explain how to take a comprehensive approach to QC processes that integrates the principles of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. By reducing the volume of QC material required and optimizing workload, medical laboratory facilities can significantly decrease ... Read More

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