CN-370000-PL352-TA7.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Form issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) dated June 24, 2016, under Contract PL352. The contracting parties are FDEP and FORESTECH Consulting, Inc. (dba F4 TECH). The task assignment involves resource management services for the Florida Coastal Office's exotic plant control program at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The assignment is managed by FDEP Task Manager Wes Howell and Contract Manager Jim Singleton, with Mark Milligan serving as the contractor representative.

The contract establishes a comprehensive three-phase service delivery model: Phase A involves project evaluation and documentation development; Phase B requires the contractor to provide fixed-cost implementation proposals on a per-unit basis; and Phase C covers project implementation. The task assignment covers 417.16 total acres of exotic plant management across multiple zones at Rookery Bay NERR, with a blended cost rate of $649.90 per acre, resulting in a total task value not to exceed $271,112.59. Work is performed on a time and materials basis for evaluation and cost estimation phases, while implementation work utilizes fixed rates per measurable unit (acre, linear foot, or square foot). The contract period runs from June 24, 2016, through June 30, 2017. Payment is made monthly upon completion and acceptance of deliverables, including project meeting minutes, inspection and evaluation reports, and implementation status reports. The contractor is authorized travel costs not to exceed the stated task value, with per diem governed by Florida Statutes. The FDEP reserves the right to terminate the task assignment or withhold payment for unsatisfactory deliverables, which must be resubmitted within fifteen days at no additional cost.