Contract C78846

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded contract C78846 on July 1, 2026, for a one-year fixed-cost agreement valued at $312,979.70, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2027. The contract requires the contractor to perform statistical analyses and collect abiotic data including temperature, salinity, pressure, dissolved oxygen, pH, and turbidity measurements across eleven monitoring sites: six coral reef sites and five inland water connection sites where sediment traps and AquaTroll 600 sondes are currently deployed. The statement of work is organized into three primary tasks: Quality Assurance Plan and Reporting, Statistical Analysis ($21,900.36), and Abiotic Data and Current Profiling at Coral Reef Sites and Along the Coastlines ($291,079.34).

Deliverables are structured across four quarterly milestones, with the majority of compensation concentrated in Q2 ($175,289.48) and Q4 ($137,690.22). The contractor must provide quality assurance documentation, progress reports, and social media content throughout the contract period. Statistical analysis deliverables include preliminary and final analyses in Excel format, while the abiotic data collection phase requires field documentation through photographs, logbooks, and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data collection. Final deliverables include a 508-compliant report, presentation materials, curated photograph collections for communication purposes, and all raw project data submitted electronically. The contract does not identify a specific prime contractor or county of performance.