CN-370000-HW508-A12.pdf

This document comprises a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract Review Form, contract amendment, and supporting documentation for DEP Contract No. HW508, an indefinite delivery vehicle entered into on April 1, 2003, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Rare Earth Sciences, Inc. d/b/a HSA Engineers & Scientists. The contract is classified as a non-state organization vendor relationship under the method of procurement CCN (SOQ 2002012C) and involves professional engineering and scientific services. The contract manager is Beth Walker, with Ruth Heggen serving as management oversight.

The contract establishes a total contract amount of $260,000.00 against a ceiling amount of $15,000,000.00, utilizing a fixed rate (FR), lump sum (LS), and cost reimbursement (CR) payment methodology. Amendment No. 1, executed on May 21, 2003, corrected initial wage rates and factual unit costs through a revised Rate Schedule (Attachment E-1), which includes direct labor rates for classifications ranging from Principal Scientist at $43.57–$78.53 hourly to Computer Specialist at $10.00 hourly. The contract commenced on April 1, 2003, and concludes on March 31, 2008, with deliverables provided on a per-task-assignment basis. A Truth-in-Negotiation Certificate was executed on June 9, 2003, certifying the accuracy and completeness of wage rates and costs as of the amendment execution date.