Scientific and Technical Support Services

The master indefinite delivery vehicle provides comprehensive scientific and technical services focused on the development, maintenance, and enhancement of ecological resource databases and geographic information systems throughout Florida. Under this contract, deliverables are established on a task assignment basis and encompass a broad range of services including the continued development and maintenance of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Biotics database; preparation of ecological resource maps and planning materials; natural community mapping and ecological inventories; conservation easement and land protection agreement monitoring; Florida Forever project support services; and field assessments and inventories. The vehicle also supports specialized work such as invasive plant management planning and surveys, landscape integrity analysis, hydrologic modeling, sea level rise effects mapping, and coordination with resource experts and stakeholders for conservation planning initiatives across multiple state agencies and districts.

Prime contractor U.S. Water Services Corporation, with primary work performed through Florida State University's Florida Natural Areas Inventory, entered into this master agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on July 1, 2022, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The contract covers the entire state of Florida and is structured as a Master Agreement with compensation provided on a fixed-price or fee-schedule basis through individual task assignments, subject to a negotiated 10 percent overhead rate. Individual task assignments under this vehicle have ranged from approximately $5,000 to over $300,000 in value, with documented awards totaling over $2.5 million across multiple task assignments addressing conservation planning, land management, and environmental resource inventory needs throughout the state.