CN-370000-PL263-T308.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form for DEP Contract No. PL283, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to contractor Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI), effective October 17, 2014. The assignment involves collaboration between FNAI, DEP, and contracted personnel including Gary Knight (Contractor Contract Manager) and Marianne Gengenbach (DEP Contract Manager). The task focuses on conducting botanical surveys in Putnam County, Florida, within the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway.

The contract covers a comprehensive assessment of listed and rare plant species across six scrub islands within five Management Zones of the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway. FNAI will conduct thorough field surveys using meandering transects to document rare, threatened, and endangered plant occurrences, including location data (latitude/longitude), population counts, habitat information, and photographic documentation. Deliverables include a final report in MS Word format, ESRI shapefiles with GPS-referenced rare plant occurrence data, and shapefiles documenting incidental sightings of rare animals and invasive exotic plants. The fixed-price task assignment value is $9,225.00, with funding from Org. Code 3750-3000-275, funded in FY 2015. The project timeline requires a progress report and 30 percent invoice by January 2015, with project completion by May 31, 2015, and final invoice submission by June 12, 2015. Payment is contingent upon satisfactory deliverable submission.