Contract Summary

This is an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract, specifically DEP Contract No. WQ008, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Locher Environmental Technology, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company based in Port Charlotte, Florida. The contract is classified as a Services type arrangement with the contractor designated as a vendor to the state. The contract period runs from May 19, 2013, through June 30, 2016 (three years), with renewal options available for an additional three-year term, contingent upon satisfactory performance. DEP maintains a contract manager (Kathryn Holland) and the contractor's representative is Kevin Locher, the company president.

The contract provides support services for sensor-based water quality monitoring, including installation and maintenance of monitoring equipment and wireless sensor networks to assess water quality pollutants in ground and surface water. Services encompass site selection, equipment installation, routine operation and maintenance, technical reporting, web application development for real-time data display and GIS mapping, data storage and management, and periodic export of data to the Department's water quality database. Compensation is structured on a task assignment basis with three payment options available: fee schedules, cost reimbursement, or fixed price, as specified in individual task assignments. The rate schedule (Attachment B) establishes hourly labor rates ranging from $41.60 to $200.00 depending on personnel classification and organization, with multipliers for fringe benefits (52% of direct labor), overhead (112% of direct labor), and fees (10% of labor plus fringe and overhead). No minimum amount of work is guaranteed under the contract. The vendor bears responsibility for all equipment, materials, and resources necessary to perform services, and invoices must include detailed supporting documentation per state financial requirements.