DEP Contract GC698 Summary

This is an indefinite delivery contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Department of Health, Polk County Health Department for the administration of a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program serving Polk and Hardee Counties. The contractor is located in Lakeland, Florida (FEID: 59-6001874), and the contract was executed effective July 1, 2007, with an original contract period through June 30, 2017. The contract is classified under DMS Class/Group 991-320 and is designated a Services contract with a procurement method of Lump Sum.

The contractor is responsible for performing compliance inspections of regulated storage tank facilities, conducting Level 1 enforcement actions, maintaining inspection databases, and providing technical assistance. Services include discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, re-inspections, and complaint investigations in accordance with Chapters 62-761 and 62-762, Florida Administrative Code. The contractor must maintain qualified staff equivalent to Environmental Specialist III level or higher and ensure all personnel receive required training and OSHA certification. Compensation is provided on a fixed-price, lump-sum basis per executed Task Assignment, with monthly invoicing not to exceed 15 days following the month of service. The contract requires 100 percent performance completion rates for routine compliance inspections by twelve months, with progressive performance benchmarks at four, eight, and twelve-month intervals. Task Assignments are anticipated to be issued annually, with contract renewals contingent upon satisfactory performance and available funding, potentially extending an additional three years beyond the original term.