Document Summary

DEP Contract No. GW283 is an indefinite delivery contract entered into on June 21, 2011, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), Bureau of Environmental Health. The contract, as amended on June 4, 2014, and further revised on June 25, 2014, establishes a statewide vehicle for providing potable water quality monitoring, well surveying, sampling, and data collection services. The contract serves multiple DEP programs including the Petroleum Cleanup Program, Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup Program, Waste Cleanup Program, and the Certification and Restoration Program. The contract is managed by Michael Berry (FDOH Contract Coordinator) and Tim Foster (DEP Contract Manager), with designated coordinators identified for each program area.

The contract is structured on a task assignment basis with compensation provided through a combination of fee schedules and cost reimbursement. The fee schedule includes well survey requests at $217.00 per survey, GPS well location services at $12.50 per well, water sample collection ranging from $93.00 to $103.00 per well depending on sample quantity, miscellaneous expenses such as nitrate field screening testing at $5.00 per test and CHD assistance at $41.00 per visit, and hands-on training sessions at $700.00 per session. Cost reimbursement is authorized for administrative services, training, travel, and equipment maintenance and purchase, subject to pre-approval through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms. The initial task assignment (19DC) issued June 25, 2014, valued at $99,983.00, was funded from Org Code 37450202000 with Fiscal Year 2015 funding. The contract operates from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2016, with renewal options available for periods not exceeding three years. Administrative overhead is capped at five percent of total direct costs, and all sampling must conform to Florida Administrative Code Chapter 62-160 and DEP Standard Operating Procedure requirements.