Development of Florida statewide stressor ID mo

The indefinite delivery vehicle established under DEP Contract No. WM943 provides for the development and refinement of a comprehensive stressor identification model applicable to Florida's aquatic environments, particularly streams and canals. The services available under this master agreement encompass multiple analytical and modeling components, including compilation and analysis of existing environmental datasets, development of statistical and conceptual models to identify causative factors contributing to biological impairment, evaluation and modification of stressor indices, dissolved oxygen dynamics modeling, paleolimnological analysis for historical water quality estimation, and validation of predictive models using advanced multivariate statistical techniques such as structural equation modeling, classification and regression tree analysis, and ordination methods. The vehicle supports task assignments that require quarterly data acquisition, statistical analysis, scenario modeling through Excel-based tools, and comprehensive reporting on the relationships between water quality variables, habitat conditions, and biological integrity across Florida's surface waters.

The University of Florida serves as the prime contractor for this cost reimbursement indefinite delivery vehicle, which was established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration, with an original award date of November 14, 2008. The contract initially provided for a five-year primary term with up to three additional one-year renewal options, with the master agreement completion date extended to May 13, 2017, through amendment modifications. The geographic scope covers Florida statewide, with specific focus areas including stream systems assessed through the Stream Condition Index and South Florida canal networks. Individual task assignments issued under this vehicle have ranged from approximately $9,900 to $158,769 on a cost reimbursement basis, with cumulative project budget exceeding $172,300 across the initial fiscal year allocations.