Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Task Assignment No. 601) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under contract PL263 with the contractor FNAI/FSU (Florida Natural Areas Inventory/Florida State University). The assignment involves a program director and supporting staff from FNAI/FSU providing scientific and technical support to the Office of Environmental Services Programs, specifically the Division of State Lands (DSL) and the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC). The contract manager for the contractor is Dan Hipes, while the DEP contract manager is Raymond Spaulding.

The task assignment encompasses comprehensive data systems creation and maintenance in support of environmental programs, with a total value of $229,456 running from July 1, 2017 through June 16, 2018. Services include database development (rare species characterization and occurrence records), data requests and special services, and conservation lands planning activities (mapping, acquisition project tracking, and administrative information collection). Specific per-unit costs are established for deliverables ranging from $150 to $8,150, with invoicing required quarterly by October 15, 2017, January 15, 2018, April 15, 2018, and June 15, 2018. Funding sources include LATF Category 100777 at $222,946 and FFTF Category 084108 at $6,510. The contractor is responsible for updating the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Biotics database, providing geospatial datasets, and delivering comprehensive reporting documentation for all activities completed during the assignment period.