Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Services

This indefinite delivery vehicle provides comprehensive hazardous waste site cleanup and environmental remediation services throughout Florida. The contract encompasses a broad range of environmental consulting and remediation capabilities, including professional engineering and scientific services, environmental investigation and assessment, hazardous waste cleanup operations and maintenance, laboratory analysis services, equipment and vehicle rental support, and field operations. Services are structured on a task assignment basis, with pricing established through fully loaded direct labor rates ranging from $10.00 to $78.53 per hour across various professional classifications including principal scientists, project engineers, geologists, senior technicians, and support staff. The vehicle also includes provisions for laboratory analyses, equipment rental, vehicle rental, personal protective equipment, and expedited service surcharges for emergency turnaround requirements. The contract is designed to support remediation activities at designated drycleaning sites and state-owned lands on an "as needed" basis throughout Florida.

The prime contractor for this vehicle is Rare Earth Sciences, Inc., doing business as HSA Engineers & Scientists, headquartered at 4019 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33617. The contracting organization is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Cleanup. The indefinite delivery vehicle was originally executed on April 1, 2003, with an initial contract period through March 31, 2008. The contract was procured through a Statewide Contract of Quotations (SOQ Reference #2002012C) methodology. The original contract amount was $260,000.00 with a ceiling amount of $15,000,000.00, utilizing fixed rate, lump sum, and cost reimbursement payment structures. Throughout its performance period, the contract received twelve funding increments, resulting in accumulated authorized funding of approximately $9.7 million by 2010, demonstrating sustained demand for the contractor's environmental remediation capabilities.