CN-370000-LA028-A20.pdf

This is Amendment No. 20 to Contract No. LAB028 between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Test America Laboratories, Inc., located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The amendment was executed on June 23, 2017, by Bernard Kirkland, Laboratory Director, for the contractor, and by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary or Designee. The contract provides for Overflow Laboratory Services for inorganic and organic sample analysis, with an original effective date of December 12, 2007.

Amendment No. 20 modifies the compensation structure and operational requirements under the contract. The maximum compensation is increased to $509,208.62 for the five-year contract term, with an initial funding increment of $40,000.00. The department retains the right to provide additional funding increments on an "as needed" basis, with the contractor unable to proceed with work assignments exceeding the current funded amount until notification of increased funding. Services are invoiced on a fee schedule basis per Attachment C-4, Fourth Revised Rate Schedule, with all samples required to be prepared and analyzed within holding times specified in Table 11 of 430 CFR, Part 136 and relevant Florida Administrative Code sections. The amendment establishes new transaction fee requirements under Florida's MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) e-procurement system, wherein the contractor must pay transaction fees unless exempt per Rule 60A-1.031, F.A.C., with provisions for automatic deduction from payments or direct payment by the contractor. Additionally, the amendment allows either party to change the designated Contract Manager by email notification without requiring a written amendment, and it permits rate increases or decreases up to 5% annually, subject to written justification and departmental approval at least 60 calendar days prior to the contract anniversary date.