Document Summary

This is a cost reimbursement contract (WM943) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the University of Florida for the development of a Florida statewide stressor identification model. The contract is funded in part by a Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Program Implementation grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The University of Florida, a state university located in Gainesville, serves as the contractor with Curtis D. Pollmann, Ph.D., as the Principal Investigator. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle with a primary term of five years, renewable for up to three additional years contingent upon satisfactory performance and fund availability.

The contractor shall develop and support a stressor identification model for Florida on a task assignment basis under cost reimbursement compensation. The project budget totals $172,300 across three fiscal years (FY 07-08 through FY 09-10), with specific task allocations including analysis of current data sets ($27,200), evaluation of stressor indices ($15,500), identification of conceptual models ($7,900), collection of additional data ($61,800), development of stressor identification models ($33,800), and model validation ($26,100). The contract requires quarterly progress reports, quarterly invoices with supporting documentation, and a final report including a statement of EPA funding. Work is performed on a task assignment notification basis with no minimum amount of work guaranteed. The DEP Contract Manager is Joy Jackson, and the contractor's technical contact is Curtis D. Pollmann. Contract payment requires five copies of itemized invoices and compliance with EPA quality assurance requirements under 40 CFR 30.54 or 31.45, as applicable.