CN-370000-PL263.pdf

Document Summary

This is a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract Review Form and executed service contract (PL263) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida State University, Board of Trustees, for the provision of scientific and technical services. The contract was executed on July 1, 2012, with an original term of five years through June 30, 2017, and is renewable for additional three-year periods not to exceed the original contract term. The contract is based on a task assignment model where specific work is authorized through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms and Task Assignment Change Order Forms. Florida State University operates through its Sponsored Research Services division located in Tallahassee, with contract management oversight provided by the DEP's Greg Brock and contractor administrative and technical managers.

The services involve continued development and maintenance of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) ecological resource database and geographic information systems, including species distribution data, conservation land information, environmental land acquisition project analysis, field assessments, and resource-based planning support. Compensation is provided on a combination fixed price and fee schedule basis as specified in each task assignment, with authorized personnel hourly rates ranging from $14.00 to $50.16 per hour including fringe benefits calculated at 28.00 percent of direct labor costs, plus 5.00 percent overhead and indirect costs. The contract ceiling was $0.00 with a contract change amount of $0.00, indicating funding authorization occurs through individual task assignments. No minimum work is guaranteed, and the contractor is prohibited from commencing work until a fully executed Task Assignment has been delivered by both parties.