Contract C77199

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded contract C77199 on July 1, 2026, for a one-year performance period extending through June 30, 2027. The contract, valued at $95,113.21, is a fixed-cost agreement requiring submission and approval of deliverables related to coral restoration research. The project focuses on developing optimal strategies for managing two coral species—Colpophyllia natans and Diploria labyrinthiormis—by assessing their resilience and resistance to environmental stressors both before collection and within in-situ nurseries, with subsequent evaluation of post-outplant success. The study will also examine the impact of water depth and environmental conditions on coral outplant growth and survival, as well as the effects of conspecific proximity on these outcomes.

The contractor will deliver services across four primary tasks structured around quarterly milestones with payments due September 15, 2026; January 6, 2027; March 16, 2027; and June 15, 2027. Task deliverables include a Quality Assurance Plan, routine coral outplant monitoring data with associated dive and field logs, and comprehensive microbiome and metabolome sampling and analysis services. Specific submittals encompass monitoring data, environmental datasets, progress reports, permit documentation, photographic materials, bacterial community and metabolite profile analyses in Excel format, and sample shipping receipts. The contract allocation dedicates $1,306.68 to quality assurance, $27,443.29 to coral monitoring, and $66,363.24 to microbiome and metabolome analysis.