Facilitation Support for BMAPs, 4B/4E Plans, SS

Under this indefinite delivery vehicle contract, Wildwood Consulting, Inc. provides comprehensive facilitation and technical support services for Florida's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) programs. The scope of services encompasses basin-specific meeting facilitation, BMAP development and tracking, stakeholder engagement, administrative support, and technical analysis of pollutant source contributions and load allocation strategies. Services are delivered across multiple Florida water basins, including the St. Johns River, Indian River Lagoon, Everglades, Northwest Florida, Southwest Florida, and North Central basins. The contractor provides support for developing and implementing Reasonable Assurance Plans (4b Plans), Pollutant Reduction Plans (4e Plans), Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSACs), and Class III-Limited water quality classification petitions. Deliverables include draft meeting agendas, presentations, meeting notes, technical documents, annual progress reports, and facilitated stakeholder meetings, with personnel deployed at established hourly rates ranging from $43 to $147 per hour for various position categories.

The master agreement is between Wildwood Consulting, Inc. and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, executed on September 27, 2012, with an initial completion date of September 26, 2014, subsequently extended through September 28, 2017 via Amendment No. 1. The contract is classified as a statewide indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) covering Florida exclusively. Compensation under individual task assignments is structured as a combination of fixed price, fee schedule, and cost reimbursement mechanisms, with fully loaded hourly rates established for personnel and reimbursable expenses for travel and materials. The contract vehicle has generated substantial value through multiple task assignments totaling several million dollars cumulatively, with funding allocated across state organizational codes and grant categories including general revenue and water quality improvement grants. Task assignments were executed through the DEP's Watershed Planning and Coordination Section, with oversight provided by designated contract managers and authorization to execute work through identified state personnel.