CN-370000-WM960-T2.pdf

This document is a Task Assignment Notification Form for a Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Facilitation and Strategic Support contract with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), issued under Contract No. WM 960. The contract involves SAIC as the contractor, with Lee Ann Walter as the Contractor Contract Manager and Amy Tracy/Borja Crane-Amores as the DEP Contract Managers. The task assignment covers basin-specific and statewide assistance for developing Basin Management Action Plans across multiple Florida watersheds, including Upper Ocklawaha River, Orange Creek, Wekiwa Spring, St. Lucie Estuary, Upper Peace River, Pensacola Basin, Indian River Lagoon, and Suwannee River basins.

The contract is structured with a total task value of $505,038, consisting of a $466,792 fee schedule and $38,246 in cost reimbursement. The performance period runs from the task assignment execution through June 30, 2011. The scope of services includes facilitating stakeholder meetings, developing draft Basin Management Action Plan documents, providing technical support, conducting project planning teleconferences, and offering statewide assistance in developing consensus approaches for BMAP implementation. The contractor will support various activities such as meeting management, drafting guidance documents, providing scientific and technical support, and assisting the DEP in strategic planning and coordination across multiple watersheds and environmental management initiatives.