Overflow Laboratory Services

This indefinite delivery vehicle provides overflow laboratory services for the identification and enumeration of macroinvertebrate taxonomies in support of environmental investigations and biological assessments throughout Florida. Services include task-based laboratory analyses, chemical and biological testing, quality control procedures, and data assessment delivered within sixty days of sample receipt. The contract operates on a fee schedule basis with unit costs for various macroinvertebrate taxonomy analysis methods, including the Ponar method for quantitative macroinvertebrate taxa analysis. The contractor is required to maintain National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) certification throughout the contract period and provide all equipment, materials, and quality assurance elements at no additional cost to the state. Compensation is structured around specific analysis methodologies with costs ranging from approximately $304 to $1,671 per analysis, subject to periodic rate adjustments.

Water & Air Research, Inc., a professional services firm located in Gainesville, Florida, serves as the prime contractor for this master agreement administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The contract was originally executed on April 14, 2008, with an initial five-year term extending through April 13, 2013, and was subsequently renewed for an additional five-year period through April 13, 2018, as established under Amendment No. 5. The original contract carried a maximum compensation ceiling of $500,000 for the five-year term, with funding increments authorized on an "as needed" basis throughout the performance period. This indefinite delivery services contract was procured through Request for Proposal 2007025C and is classified as a statewide services agreement covering the entire state of Florida.