Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) issued under DEP Contract No. WM946, a state and local indefinite delivery vehicle managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The contract involves URS Corporation Southern as the primary contractor, working in collaboration with subcontractors Karst Environmental Services (KES) and Ozark Underground Laboratory, Inc. (OUL). The project, titled "Dye Trace for Fanning and Manatee Springs," is located in Gilchrist and Levy Counties, Florida, and is overseen by DEP Contract Manager Richard Hicks and Contractor Contract Manager Jeff Wagner.

The scope of work consists of five principal tasks: dye trace design and planning, background sampling and analysis, dye release, sampler collection/replacement with water sample collection and analysis, and data review with report preparation. The project will conduct a 10-week dye trace study to assess hydrogeologic connections between the Fanning Springs and Manatee Springs watersheds, including monitoring at multiple springs and groundwater wells. The total task assignment value is $94,645.78, with cost reimbursement as the pricing mechanism. The execution period extends through September 30, 2009, with an interim report due by June 10, 2009. Funding is allocated across two organization codes totaling $568,205.36 and $26,440.42, with the project utilizing laboratory analysis services, field equipment, and specialized sampling procedures to monitor dye presence at monitoring locations throughout the study area.