Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) for DEP Contract No. WM914, a Statewide contract for TMDL Program Technical Support Services. The contracting parties include the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the primary contractor DB Environmental, Inc. (located at 365 Gus Hipp Boulevard, Rockledge, FL 32955), and parent contractor BCI under the indefinite delivery vehicle. The contract manager for the contractor is John Kiefer/Woody Dierberg, and the FDEP contract manager is Eric Livingston/Xueqing Gao. This specific task assignment (No. 4) is titled "IRL SOD and Nutrient Flux" and was issued on March 10, 2008.

The task involves conducting a sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and nutrient flux study for the Indian River Lagoon system, including data collection from 17 impaired tributaries and water body segments across multiple planning units in Florida. The study employs sediment core incubation methods to quantify SOD and direct sediment nutrient release, with sampling conducted at designated sites during two rounds (first round by October 24, 2008; second round by October 30, 2008). Laboratory analyses include overlying waters, pore waters, and sediment samples, with results due by December 31, 2008. The total task value is $178,364.25, comprised of a fee schedule of $89,372.50 and cost reimbursement of $88,991.75. Funding is allocated from organizational code 37353010000 under object code 750050 for the TMDL project (780001) in category 088964 for fiscal year 2008. The task assignment performance period extends through January 31, 2009.