CN-370000-GC699.pdf

DEP Contract No. GC699 is a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) indefinite delivery service contract with the Florida Department of Health, Gulf County Health Department (FDHD) to administer a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program. The contract covers compliance inspections, enforcement activities, and program management for storage tank systems regulated under Chapters 62-761 and 62-762, Florida Administrative Code, within Gulf, Calhoun, Franklin, and Liberty Counties. The contractor is responsible for performing environmental inspections, enforcement actions, and maintenance of the compliance verification program in accordance with applicable Florida statutes and DEP regulations.

The contract is a fixed-price, task assignment-based agreement that became effective July 1, 2007, and shall remain in effect through June 30, 2017, with provision for additional renewal terms not to exceed three years. Compensation is provided on a fixed monthly basis as specified in individual Task Assignment Notification Forms, with invoices due no later than the 15th day of the month following services rendered. The contractor must maintain qualified Environmental Specialist personnel at specified levels, provide required training and certifications, and submit monthly performance reports and inspection data to the FIRST database. The contract includes performance standards requiring 33 percent completion of routine inspections after four months, 66 percent after eight months, and 100 percent completion within twelve months, with corrective action plans required if performance falls below specified thresholds. The contractor is responsible for all costs associated with inspections, staff training, equipment maintenance, Internet connectivity for database access, and financial record-keeping, with annual program reviews conducted by DEP and potential penalties of 8.3 percent of the task assignment amount for performance deficiencies.