To provide Technical Support for the TMDL Program.

This indefinite delivery vehicle provides comprehensive technical support services for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program. The contract encompasses a broad range of environmental engineering and scientific consulting services, including TMDL development, Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) assistance, data collection and analysis, water quality modeling, stakeholder coordination, and technical support for impaired waterbody restoration. Specific services procured through this vehicle include watershed characterization studies, hydrodynamic and water quality modeling inventories, sediment oxygen demand and nutrient flux analysis, bathymetric surveys, groundwater monitoring, monitoring plan development, and facilitation of technical and stakeholder meetings. The vehicle supports environmental assessment and regulatory compliance activities across multiple Florida watersheds and waterbodies.

The prime contractor for this master agreement is BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. (subsequently acquired and operating as AMEC-BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., and later AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.), headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. The contract is administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The initial period of performance extends from October 17, 2006, through October 16, 2011, with an extension granted through October 16, 2012, and subsequent amendments extending performance through December 30, 2011. The contract covers statewide geographic coverage throughout Florida and is structured as a master indefinite delivery vehicle with time-and-materials compensation arrangements, including fixed fee schedules and cost reimbursement components. Professional labor rates range from $56 to $198 per hour, with approved subcontractors including Janicki Environmental, Inc., Soil & Water Engineering Technology, Inc., DB Environmental, Inc., and GreenWater Laboratories, among others. Individual task assignments under this vehicle have varied in value from approximately $11,180 to $271,215.