CN-370000-LA028-A3.pdf

This document comprises a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract No. LAB028, Amendment No. 3, executed between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle for laboratory services. The contract was originally entered into on December 12, 2007, amended on April 14, 2008, and again on September 3, 2008. Kate Brackett serves as the DEP Contract Manager. The document includes a separation of duties notice dated May 5, 2009, emphasizing that adequate segregation of duties is required in procurement and that the DEP Contract Manager must not execute the contract amendment.

Amendment No. 3 modifies the contract funding structure by decreasing the funding increment from $331,000 to $323,000 (an $8,000 reduction), then effective July 1, 2009, increasing it to $353,000 (a $30,000 increase). The contractor provides overflow laboratory services for inorganic and organic samples. The contract was procured through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process under Reference No. 2007025C and qualifies as a Statewide contract (SOO). The summary of contractual services form indicates the method of payment and procurement mechanisms, with management controls established to verify completed work through certified statements signed by the contract manager or higher authority prior to payment.