Contract C770E5

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded a microbiological services contract effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with a total contract value of $2,436.00. Services are to be performed at Wekiwa Springs State Park and multiple park buildings and residences throughout Florida, with sample analysis conducted at a laboratory facility in Altamonte Springs. The contract encompasses water quality testing including escherichia coli (E. coli) analysis via Colilert-18 methodology, metals analysis (arsenic, copper, and manganese) by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, total coliform, nitrate, and pH testing. The prime contractor is responsible for providing sample collection containers, with park staff responsible for collecting samples and delivering them to the Altamonte Springs laboratory within six hours of collection during business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

The contract specifies a blanket purchase order arrangement with monthly testing cycles for non-potable ambient surface water at Wekiwa Springs State Park at $35.00 per sample (four samples monthly, totaling $1,680.00 annually) and semi-annual to monthly testing of well water from nine identified park facilities with variable pricing by parameter ($12.00 to $35.00 per sample, totaling $756.00 annually). Payment is contingent upon service completion, departmental acceptance, and invoice receipt, with provisions for partial payments. The contractor is obligated to re-perform unsatisfactory work at no additional cost, with failure to deliver satisfactory services resulting in non-payment or contract termination.