CN-370000-WM943-T1.pdf

This document is a Task Assignment Notification Form for DEP Contract No. WM943, issued under an indefinite delivery vehicle between the University of Florida (contractor) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The contractor's representative is Curtis D. Pomann, Ph.D., and the DEP Contract Manager is Joy A. Jackman. The document was executed in December 2008 and represents a task assignment under an existing statewide contract framework.

Task Assignment 1 addresses the "Analysis of Current Data for Statewide Stressor Identification Model," with a period of performance through September 30, 2009, and a cost reimbursement value of $23,668. The task requires the contractor to compile and analyze existing data from FDEP-supported studies to develop a stressor identification model that identifies causative factors contributing to biological impairment in Florida streams. Key deliverables include obtaining and reviewing data sets by March 31, 2009; meeting with FDEP staff to discuss data structure by January 31, 2009; conducting preliminary analyses and identifying data gaps by June 15, 2009; attending quarterly meetings; and submitting a progress report by June 30, 2009. The budget comprises $17,308 in direct labor costs for the principal investigator (300 hours), $2,117 for computer software, $577 for travel to Tallahassee, and $2,152 in overhead at 10 percent, totaling $23,668. Funding is provided through DEP's organizational code 3730305000, object code VT 182600, with Fund/FID 261011.