This person is responsible for authorizing and approving all work assignments under the contract terms and conditions. Although work assignments are reviewed by a number of technical and administrative positions, only a GTAC Contract Manager can authorize and approve work assignments or make additional changes to them. The lab contract provides the program with laboratory and analytical services for state and federal cleanups. The contract is administered in the Central Office by the Lab Contract Manager and primarily supports the work efforts of GTAC services contractors. The Regional Offices may, at their option, obtain a contractor at the regional level.
Work is ordered when and as needed.
Changes within the scope of the contract are easily made through the issuance of a change order to adjust to changing project situations. The Laboratory Services Contract is a unit price type of contract. The contract contains several hundred analytical methods with each method assigned a specific unit cost. Unit cost pricing is also applied to turn-around times of specific samples for certain analytical methods. Total cost is determined by the number and type of samples, required turnaround times and specific contract provisions.