Contract Summary

This is Amendment No. 17 to DEP Contract No. LAB028, a contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEAP) and TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. The amendment was executed on August 18, 2015, and represents the seventeenth modification to an ongoing indefinite delivery vehicle originally established on December 12, 2007. The contract involves the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration within DEAP, with primary departmental contacts being Sara Armour and Kathryn Holland, and contractor contact Matthew Jones.

The contract provides laboratory testing services for non-potable water, solids, and chemical materials analysis. Amendment 17 increased the contract funding by $10,000, raising the total from $354,208.62 to $364,208.62. The amendment updated the rate schedule (Attachment C-4, Fourth Revised Rate Schedule) establishing pricing for 21-day standard turnaround analyses with accelerated turnaround markups ranging from 30 percent for 5 business days to 100 percent for 24-hour service. Pricing covers inorganics testing (metals analysis), organics testing (volatile organic compounds and pesticides), radiological testing, and nutrient analysis in solid matrices. Specific test costs range from $6.59 to $228.17 per analysis for standard services, with specialized analyses such as mercury testing and hexavalent chromium analysis commanding higher fees. All methods must achieve specified Minimum Detection Limits and Practical Quantitation Limits and comply with EPA and Florida environmental laboratory accreditation requirements.