DEP Contract No. PL276 Summary

This is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc., a Florida corporation headquartered in Orlando. The contract establishes a statewide vehicle for providing environmental site assessment services on a task assignment basis. The contract was executed on June 11, 2013, and remains in effect for an initial five-year term, with provisions for renewal for an additional three years, contingent upon satisfactory performance and funding availability. The contract may be accessed by other Florida governmental entities, including state agencies, universities, community colleges, water management districts, counties, municipalities, and local public agencies.

The contractor provides environmental site assessment services across multiple phases, including Phase I, Phase II, and Updated Environmental Site Assessment evaluations for both developed and forestland/rural properties. Compensation is structured on a fee schedule basis with tiered pricing based on property size: Phase I assessments for properties under five acres range from $1,500 to $1,600, while assessments for properties greater than 1,000 acres reach $4,000 to $4,600. Additional services and expert witness services are compensated at mutually acceptable rates agreed upon through executed task assignment forms. The contract requires invoices within sixty days of task completion, with detailed supporting documentation for cost reimbursement activities. Laboratory work must conform to Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program requirements, and all professionals conducting assessments must maintain minimum professional liability insurance of $1,000,000. No minimum work volume is guaranteed under the contract.