Contract C786AE

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded contract C786AE for coral disease intervention and reef restoration services. This fixed-cost agreement, valued at $435,000, runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and encompasses five primary deliverable tasks: development and implementation of a Quality Assurance Plan; monthly disease interventions on approximately 100 large corals; testing of non-antibiotic disease intervention methodologies; maintenance of an ex situ coral nursery with associated collection and outplanting operations; and support for Florida's Coral Reef Decision Support System. The contract is structured around quarterly deliverables with milestone-based compensation, with the second quarter deliverable valued at $217,500 and subsequent quarters focused on data collection, monitoring documentation, and system development.

The prime contractor will perform services supporting coral reef conservation efforts across Florida through a combination of field interventions, experimental testing, and database management activities. Deliverables include dive and boat logs, photographic documentation, spatial data products (shapefiles and geodatabases), condition and health assessments of treated corals, and technical reports supporting the Decision Support System. The work involves coordination with existing permitting requirements and integration with the DataOne project record system, with specific emphasis on documenting treatment outcomes and maintaining comprehensive records of coral husbandry and monitoring activities throughout the contract period.