Contract Summary

This is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) professional services contract (DEP Contract No. BS028) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, and Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc. (CPSE), a Florida corporation headquartered in Boca Raton. The contract was executed on November 9, 2009, with an original contract period of five years from execution, renewable for up to three additional years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

CPSE will provide professional engineering services for the State Beach Management Program, including coastal engineering, planning and design; coastal process modeling and analysis; geological analysis; construction management and inspection; project management and administrative services; emergency response and storm recovery activities; and permit review and compliance monitoring. Services are authorized on a task assignment basis using Task Assignment Notification Forms (Attachment A) and Task Assignment Change Order Forms (Attachment B). Compensation is based on a combination fee schedule/fixed price/cost reimbursement plus fixed fee basis, with specific rates identified in the Rate Schedule (Attachment D). The contract establishes maximum overhead rates of 124.1 percent for home office locations and 77.3 percent for field office locations, with fringe benefits calculated at 35 percent of direct labor costs and a 5.5 percent fixed fee applied to total labor costs. The contractor is responsible for all labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials required to perform services. No minimum amount of work is guaranteed under this contract, and no work on any project shall begin until a Task Assignment outlining the work and agreed upon cost has been fully executed by both parties.