Tennessee CPO ITB 34301-13764

Sourcing Event 34301 -13764 – Amendment 1 Page 1 of 2
STATE OF TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SOURCING EVENT # 34301-13764
AMENDMENT # 1
FOR TESTING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
SAMPLES
DATE: DECEMBER 1 2, 2025

34301- 13764 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. State responses to questions and comments in the table below amend and clarify this
sourcing event.

Any restatement of terms and conditions text in the Question/Comment column shall NOT be
construed as a change in the actual wording of the terms and conditions document.

# Question/Comment State Response
1 We assume this is a 5 year
contract. Can you please
confirm this. As per section 5 of the terms and conditions this
contract shall have a period of thirty -six (36)
months, and may be renewed up to two (2)
times for a period of twelve (12) months each.
2 Is there another formatted
pricing table that is available? No, please submit your pricing as it appears in
Edison.
3 We also assume that the volume
of samples will be over the contract period. Please confirm. Since the contract is for 3 years plus two
options, the volume of samples is for 3 years.
4 Can you share who the
incumbent is and what the
annual value of the contract was
in 2024. Pace Analytical
$55,100
5 What are the expected minimum
and maximum shipment
quantities? 1 and very unlikely to ever be more than 20
6 Do you have a tentative sample
shipment schedule that you
could share? And will samples
ship from multiple locations – or
a single source? No.
Single source. (Nashville)
7 Do you have a list of specified
methods for each of the
analytical test lines? These are not drinking water samples, however,
EPA methods are preferred. Any method used
should be ISO 17025 accredited. The exception
being PFAS, PFAS should be analyzed via EPA
1633
8 Is there historical data for this work that you can share? All historical data can be found here:
https://dataviewers.tdec.tn.gov/dataviewers/f?p=
9034:34510
9 What method is required for
PFAS? EPA 1633
10 Does NELAC cert qualify as ISO
17025? (ITB p4 item e.1) Yes

Sourcing Event 34301 -13764 – Amendment 1 Page 2 of 2
11 Who is the incumbent for all this
work? PACE Analytical
12 How much did this contract pay
out in 2024? $8,271 were paid on this contract in 2024.
Please see section 6.1. of the terms and conditions: “ The State does not guarantee that it
will buy any minimum quantity of goods or
services under this Contract. ”
13 Can you provide a testing
schedule for 2024 and 2025? No.
14 What is the allowable logistics
plan to get the kits to and from
the testing locations? There should not be a need to ship kits.
Currently, bottles and samples are shipped via
fed ex with occasional use of a courier (vendor
contracted) for short hold analytes such as BOD
15 Event details state that Internet
Explorer and Firefox are the recommended browsers for the
TN Edison supplier portal,
google chrome is not supported. Is this still correct? Will Edge
work with Edison? Yes
16 The bid is to be submitted
through TN Edison. Is our bid linked to the legal entity that
created the TN Edison profile?
That is, can we submit a bid
through a TN Edison profile from
an affiliated lab? Or does the
submittal need to go through a
TN Edison pr ofile established for
the bidding/contracting legal
entity? The entity submitting the bid will be considered
the Contractor – please see section 7.10 of the
terms and conditions.
17 Can you provide current contract
rates? No
18 Regarding the ITB response, are
you just looking for direct answers to the questions
posted? Or do you want a
written proposal with our
qualifications, understanding,
approach to Scope, etc? Please submit answers to the questions in the
sourcing event in Edison.
19 T&C item 3.1 indicates all
respondents must be registered
prior to issuance of contract or PO. The registration can be
completed online at the State of
TN Supplier Portal.
Is this something more/beyond
the TN Edison registration? No, these are one and the same.
20 Is this all Drinking Water or
Waste Water?” There is a small possibility of waste water testing
under this contract, but no testing of drinking
water.

2. Amendment Effective Date. The revisions set forth herein shall be effective upon release. All other
terms and conditions of this sourcing event not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force
and effect.