Summary of DEP Contract GC686

This is a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, acting through its Natural Resources Management Office. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle whereby the contractor provides compliance inspection and enforcement services for storage tank systems throughout Brevard County. The agreement became effective July 1, 2007, and remains in effect through June 30, 2017, with provisions for renewal subject to satisfactory performance and available funding. The contract operates under an indefinite delivery task assignment model where work is authorized through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms, with individual task assignments not to exceed one year in duration.

The contractor is responsible for performing compliance inspections, discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, and Level 1 enforcement actions on regulated storage tank facilities under Florida Chapters 62-761, 62-762, and Chapter 376. Services include facility compliance investigations, noncompliance documentation, complaint investigations, data entry into the FIRST database, Discharge Prevention Response Certificate inspections, and coordination with DEP regarding violations and enforcement activities. Compensation is provided on a fixed-price basis per executed Task Assignment, with monthly invoices submitted by the 15th of the following month. The contractor must maintain adequate staffing with Environmental Specialist level or higher personnel for field inspections and supervisory roles, provide OSHA-compliant health and safety training, and achieve minimum performance standards including 33 percent inspection completion within four months, 66 percent within eight months, and 100 percent within twelve months. The contract includes provisions for corrective action plans if performance falls below established thresholds, annual program reviews, and potential penalties of 8.3 percent of the task assignment amount for substandard performance.