CN-370000-PL263-T106.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form for DEP Contract No. PL263, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)/FSU on January 9, 2013. The task assignment, numbered 106, was assigned to FNAI/FSU with contract manager Gary Knight and FDEP contract manager O. Greg Brock overseeing the engagement. The document establishes a preliminary evaluation and review task for one Florida Forever proposal/project to support the Division of State Lands and the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) for land acquisition planning purposes.

The task involves FNAI reviewing and providing a written evaluation of the ecological resource value of the Candy Bar Ranch proposal (838 acres located in DeSoto County) based on FNAI database information and aerial photography review. The deliverable must include a biological conservation priority assessment, natural resource description, tables of natural communities and rare species, Florida Forever measures, report maps, and aerial maps for the site. The contractor agreed to complete the work at least two weeks prior to the February 14, 2013 ARC meeting. The total task assignment value is $900 with a fixed price structure and no fee schedule alternative. Funding was allocated from organization code E.I.O. object code 139900, project number 80047, category 084108, fund 348020, for fiscal year 09 in the amount of $900.