CN-370000-HW508-A4.pdf

This document is DEP Contract No. HW508, Amendment No. 4, a state and local contract indefinite delivery vehicle between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Rare Earth Sciences, Inc. d/b/a HSA Engineers & Scientists. The contract, originally executed on April 1, 2003, and subsequently amended on May 23, 2003, April 29, 2004, and August 20, 2004, operates as an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement with the contractor based in Tampa, Florida (4019 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33617). Amendment No. 4 revises the rate schedule and serves as the primary contracting mechanism for the provision of environmental consulting and hazardous waste cleanup services to the Department.

The contract provides for multiple categories of services including laboratory analyses (metals, flame AA, furnace AA, gaseous hydride, cold vapor, sample preparations, purgeables, gas chromatography, GC/mass spectrometry, and leach testing), secondary analyses (metals and extractables), general chemistry parameters, equipment rental, vehicle rental, personal protective equipment, and expendable supplies. Labor rates range from $8.50 to $78.06 per hour across various job classifications from computer specialists to principal scientists. Laboratory analysis rates are fully loaded and based on a two-week turnaround, with pricing for both aqueous and non-aqueous samples. Equipment rental rates vary by item and rental period (daily, weekly, or monthly), and vehicle rental includes mileage costs. Indirect rates apply overhead (109%), general and administrative costs (20%), fringe benefits (44%), project management (10%), and other direct costs (5%), with a 10% completion fee applied to total labor costs. The contract includes expedited service surcharges for emergency (24-hour) turnaround at 100% increase, 3-day service at 50% increase, and 1-week service at 15% increase.