DEP Contract GC700 Summary

This is a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Department of Health Columbia County Health Department. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery arrangement for compliance inspection and enforcement services covering five Florida counties: Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, and Union. The contractor, operating under FEID No. 59-6001874 with primary contact Hugh Giebeig, is responsible for administering the compliance verification program, providing technical assistance, and performing Level 1 enforcement actions on regulated storage tank systems under Chapters 62-761 and 62-762 of the Florida Administrative Code.

The contract operates on a fixed price basis through executed Task Assignments, with compensation calculated and detailed in individual Task Assignment Notification Forms submitted monthly. The contract became effective July 1, 2007, and continues through June 30, 2017, with provisions for renewal for an additional three-year term contingent upon satisfactory performance and funding availability. The contractor must maintain qualified personnel at Environmental Specialist II and higher levels for inspections, provide OSHA-compliant health and safety training, maintain accurate facility records and financial books, and achieve performance milestones including 33 percent completion of routine compliance inspections within four months, 66 percent within eight months, and 100 percent within twelve months of each Task Assignment. Facility files must be retained until closure determination plus five years. The contractor is responsible for Internet connectivity and FIRST database access, while the DEP provides training, regulatory guidance, and enforcement oversight through the designated Contract Manager, Marshall Mott-Smith.