The Oak Ridge BJC Sample Management Office (SMO) serves the United States Department of Energy (DOE) by providing a cost-effective, performance-based approach for the procurement of analytical laboratory and data quality services for its Oak Ridge Operations.

Oak Ridge SMO Mission:

In August 1994 the General Accounting Office issued a policy requiring the establishment of a single sample management office at each DOE field operations office. This policy eliminated the duplication of effort associated with the awarding and management of contracts, which resulted in the inefficient use of DOE laboratory resources.

Based upon this policy, our mission and objectives are simple:

• Procure analytical services based upon a best-value added determination and free from any financial interests related to the contracting decision.
• Review sample management activities to assure quality and the cost-effective provision of analytical services.
• Maintain a list of qualified full-service and specialty laboratories that can be used by the Bechtel Jacobs Company and its subcontractors.
• Establish the routine use of Data Quality Objectives (DQO) processes in planning sampling and analysis activities and effective participation in a national characterization quality assurance program.
• Provide data verification and validation services to Bechtel Jacobs projects, programs, and subcontractors.

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