CN-370000-GC675.pdf

This is a state and local contract for an indefinite delivery vehicle between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Department of Health Monroe County Public Health Department (contractor) for the Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program serving Monroe County, Florida. The contract is designated as DEP Contract No. GC675 with a contractor Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) of 59-6001874. The agreement became effective on July 1, 2007, and remained in effect until June 30, 2017, with provisions for renewal for an additional term not to exceed three years. The contract is exclusively for services and prohibits subcontracting without prior written DEP approval.

The contractor is responsible for performing compliance inspections of storage tank systems under Chapters 376, 62-761, and 62-762, Florida Statutes and Administrative Code, including discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, routine compliance inspections, and Level 1 enforcement actions. The contractor must complete inspections with specific performance benchmarks: 33 percent by the fourth month, 66 percent by the eighth month, and 100 percent by the twelfth month. Compensation is provided on a fixed price basis through executed Task Assignments, with monthly invoicing due by the 15th of the following month. The contractor must maintain qualified personnel at Environmental Specialist I level or higher for field inspections, provide training documentation, maintain separate accounting records and trust funds for IPTF expenditures, and submit quarterly financial statements. The DEP retains authority to review facility files, conduct program reviews annually, and may withhold payments or assess penalties up to 8.3 percent of the Task Assignment amount for non-compliance with record-keeping or performance requirements. Equipment purchased under the contract remains the contractor's property upon satisfactory completion, subject to Property Reporting Form requirements and maintenance standards.