Task Assignment Notification for DEP Contract No. PL263

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Task #304) under Florida Department of Environmental Protection Contract No. PL263, dated May 7, 2014. The contract is between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI/FSU), with Gary Knight serving as the Contractor Contact Manager and Marianne Gengenbach as the DEP Contract Manager. The assignment provides scientific and technical support to the Division of State Lands and the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) for the Florida Forever land acquisition program.

The task encompasses preliminary evaluation and review of up to four Florida Forever land acquisition proposals and resource evaluation of planning and proposals to support the ARC decision-making process. FNAI will utilize its data systems and expertise to deliver written evaluations summarizing ecological resource values, including biological conservation priority, natural resource descriptions, rare species analysis, and Florida Forever Measures assessments. The total task assignment value is $16,320 (fixed price), with specific compensation of $900 per preliminary evaluation (not to exceed 4 projects) and $3,180 per resource evaluation report (not to exceed 4 projects). The task term runs from July 1, 2014 through June 12, 2015. Funding is provided by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection under Org Code 8710-2400-000. All work must be completed at least two to three weeks prior to ARC meetings, with payment contingent upon satisfactory completion and submission of final reports.