Contract Summary

This document is an Amendment No. 1 to DEP Contract No. HW508, a state contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and RARE Earth Sciences, Inc., doing business as HSA Engineers & Scientists. The contract was originally executed on April 1, 2003, with an end date of March 31, 2008. The amendment, executed in May 2003, corrects initial rate errors in the original contract by replacing the Rate Schedule (Attachment E) with a revised Rate Schedule (Attachment E-1).

The contract provides professional services in engineering and scientific disciplines on an indefinite delivery basis with a fixed total contract amount of $260,000.00 and a ceiling amount of $15,000,000.00. Services are billed using a Fixed Rate (FR), Lump Sum (LS), and Cost Reimbursement (CR) method of payment. The revised rate schedule establishes hourly labor rates for direct labor classifications ranging from $7.75 to $43.57 per hour at minimum rates and $10.00 to $78.53 per hour at maximum rates, covering positions such as Principal Scientist, Project Engineer/Scientist, Project Geologist/Scientist, Senior Programmer, Senior Computer Specialist, Senior Driller, Field Manager, and various technician and support staff roles. The contract was procured through the CCN method (SOQ 2002012C) and requires completion of assigned tasks with verification through certified statements signed by the contract manager or higher authority prior to payment.