Combo Baseline Doc/ESA Reports

This indefinite delivery vehicle provides combination baseline documentation and environmental site assessment reports, as well as standalone baseline documentation reports for less-than-fee-simple land acquisitions made on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida. Under this master agreement, qualified contractors deliver Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Baseline Documentation Reports as separate deliverables for properties throughout Florida, with services performed in compliance with Division of State Lands standards and American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 2247 standards for forestland and rural property assessments. The scope includes environmental lien and Activity and Use Limitation searches, field surveys, hazardous materials evaluations, habitat mapping, threatened and endangered species documentation, chain-of-title reviews, aerial photography analysis, and comprehensive reporting with maps and photographic documentation. Compensation is structured as a combination of per-acre fee schedules, cost reimbursement for travel expenses, and charges for additional searches, with per-acre rates varying by property size from $17.40 per acre for smaller parcels to approximately $2.45 per acre for larger properties exceeding 5,000 acres.

Northstar Contracting Group, Inc. serves as the prime contractor under this master agreement administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands. The contract was originally executed on June 9, 2013, and has been renewed through June 8, 2023, with subsequent amendments extending performance through December 8, 2023. The contract operates statewide across Florida and is classified as a Master Agreement indefinite delivery vehicle with no specific dollar cap, allowing for task assignments to be issued on an as-needed basis. The contract has generated numerous task assignments ranging from small projects valued under $2,400 to large assignments exceeding $30,000, with all work funded through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's State Lands acquisition budget and distributed across multiple counties and conservation initiatives.