Pollutant Modeling Support and Related Sevices

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection entered into this Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contract with Dynamic Solutions, LLC to provide comprehensive support services for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Pollutant Modeling Development Support and Related Services. The contract encompasses expert technical support in hydrology and water quality modeling applications for watersheds, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, and receiving water analysis. Procurable services under this master agreement include development and application of pollutant models for evaluating alternative pollutant management actions, creation of Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), assessment of water quality criteria, development of Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC) and Water Quality Based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs), and support for non-TMDL alternatives such as Reasonable Assurance Plans. The vehicle also facilitates watershed assessment modeling applications and water quality data analysis for nutrient-impaired waterbodies throughout the state.

Dynamic Solutions, LLC served as the prime contractor for this master agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The initial contract period ran from February 4, 2016, through February 3, 2018, with an amendment extending performance through August 3, 2018, providing a total performance period of approximately two and one-half years covering the state of Florida. The contract operated as an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle utilizing task assignment forms to authorize specific work efforts, with compensation structured on fixed-price, fee schedule, and cost-reimbursement bases as determined by individual task assignments. Labor rates ranged from $42.70 to $225.75 per hour, with fully loaded rates incorporating fringe benefits at 29.1 percent and overhead at 106.3 percent of direct labor costs, plus a maximum fee of 10 percent and subcontractor handling fees not to exceed 5 percent.