Comb. Baseline-Envir. Site Assess. or Baseline Doc. Reports

The Master Agreement PL521 provides Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) and Baseline Documentation Reports (BDR), as well as combination ESA/BDR reports and related environmental services for properties being acquired by the State of Florida under the Florida Forever Act conservation program. Deliverables are prepared in accordance with Division of State Lands standards and the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 2247 standard for forestland or rural properties. Services include environmental lien and Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) searches, field surveys, regulatory database reviews, historical documentation analysis, natural community mapping, species identification, site inspections, and comprehensive photographic documentation. All reports must be signed by environmental professionals as defined by ASTM standards and must satisfy Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) compliance requirements. Work is authorized through individual Task Assignment Notifications on a fixed unit rate basis, with pricing tiered by property acreage ranging from $16.70 per acre for smaller parcels to $2.75 per acre for properties exceeding 5,000 acres.

The prime contractor is NorthStar Contracting Group, Inc. (Federal Employer Identification Number 13-3879343), with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands serving as the contracting organization. The contract was awarded on November 1, 2023, with a five-year initial period extending through November 1, 2028, and includes provisions for up to five one-year renewal options for a potential maximum ten-year term. The contract covers statewide work throughout Florida on a competitive indefinite delivery vehicle basis, with no minimum work guaranteed and compensation structured as a cost-reimbursement arrangement for travel and expenses combined with fixed fee schedules. The indefinite delivery vehicle mechanism allows the Department to issue task assignments as needed for individual property acquisitions without establishing a guaranteed contract value.