CN-370000-WQ154-T5.pdf

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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5 NRDR10

Cross-Trustee Implementation Group Monitoring and Adaptive Management work group (“Cross-TIG MAM”)

Nadia Martin 617-354-0074x155 NMartin@indecon.com

Kimberly Walker 250-245-2165 Kimberly.A.Walker@FloridaDEP.gov

Lisa Robertson 850-245-2177 Lisa.Robertson@FloridaDEP.gov

The consultant is tasked with staffing the primary representative of Florida on the Cross-TIG MAM work group and the State Co-Lead position.

$ 0.00 06/30/2023 $ 86,029.75

$ 86,029.75

Devurnya Roberts

Kimberly Walker

Nadia Martin 06/16/2022

Lisa Robertson

NRDR10 NRD04 37220500000 087127/22 099005 NRDR 131300 FJ $ 86,029.75

37202099005372201000008712722

WQ154

Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc)

D. Roberts Digitally signed by D. Roberts Date: 2022.06.15 16:15:29 -04'00'

Kimberly A Walker Digitally signed by Kimberly A Walker Date: 2022.06.16 10:38:48 -04'00'

Nadia Martin Digitally signed by Nadia Martin DN: cn=Nadia Martin, o=IEc, ou, email=nmartin@indecon.com, c=US Date: 2022.06.16 13:01:28 -04'00'

Lisa Robertson Digitally signed by Lisa Robertson Date: 2022.06.29 15:54:34 -04'00'

$ 86,029.75

Upon Execution

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Council Monitoring and Assessment Work Group DEP Agreement No. WQ154

Task Assignment No. 5 Scope of Services

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has selected Industrial Economics, Inc. (Consultant) to staff the primary representative of Florida on the Council Monitoring and Assessment Work Group.

Introduction

The Cross-Trustee Implementation Group Monitoring and Adaptive Management work group (“Cross-TIG MAM”) is a working group established and directed by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council.

The Cross-TIG MAM will assist the Trustee Council and the TIGs with their monitoring and adaptive management obligations. This work group will encourage compatibility of monitoring and data procedures and serve as a forum for the TIGs to collectively address MAM topics relevant to multiple TIGs. The group may also support the TIGs and Implementing Trustees, upon request, in meeting their MAM responsibilities. The Cross-TIG MAM work group has no independent authority to act except when directed by the Trustee Council. The Cross-TIG MAM work group will provide recommendations to the Trustee Council regarding MAM responsibilities, procedures and guidelines, and it will operate on a consensus basis.

Additional Services The Consultant may be requested to provide other professional services related to the Project Scope of Services, as deemed necessary by DEP, based on the availability of funding. Based on DEP’s ability to negotiate a satisfactory price, DEP reserves the right to amend this Task Assignment to include additional services.

Tasks

IEc is tasked with staffing the primary representative of Florida on the Cross-TIG MAM work group and the State Co-Lead position. As part of this effort, IEc will complete the tasks described below. The primary representative’s activities will generally cover supporting the Trustee Council and TIGs with monitoring and adaptive management; supporting the TIGs in developing monitoring plans to accompany restoration plans; assisting with monitoring and adaptive management integration into strategic frameworks; ensuring that procedures are in place to capture monitoring data from ongoing early restoration projects; participating in work group conference calls held twice each month (for approximately 1.5 hours each plus time for meeting preparation); participating in working sub-group calls if applicable; and participating in up to three meetings (two in-person work group meetings and one conference/seminar). The state co-lead responsibilities include coordinating with the federal lead (NOAA) to finalize meeting and call agendas, schedules of deliverables and timing of products; represent the five Gulf States; and, coordinate with the States to voice respective concerns, needs, and viewpoints.

Anticipated work group activities for July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 include the following:

Priority tasks

• MAM Manual .1. Continue developing procedures for synthesizing monitoring information and overall restoration results across TIGs and Restoration Types for the 5-year programmatic review in the MAM Manual (Trustee Council SOPs 10.4.2.4).

.2. Continue revisions to MAM Report templates for Interim and Final MAM Reports and/or MAM Plan templates, as needed.

• 5-Year Programmatic Review .1. Continue pilot effort in conjunction with the NOAA DIVER Team for integrating project-level MAM data and information into DIVER, for Restoration Type(s).

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.2. Provide Cross TIG MAM feedback to the Trustee Council for the 5-year programmatic review and begin to discuss next steps for future programmatic reviews.

.3. Document any DIVER recommendations related to improvements for future programmatic reviews.

• Programmatic Monitoring and Adaptive Management and Unknown Conditions

.1. As needed, upon Trustee Council request, continue discussions to outline the potential framework for programmatic monitoring and adaptive management processes for the overall DWH restoration program.

.2. As needed, upon Trustee Council request, continue discussions on unknown conditions and adaptive management.

Ongoing tasks

• Assist TIGs, as requested, in meeting their MAM responsibilities.

• Continue external coordination on MAM topics, such as:

− Engage with other restoration and science programs in the Gulf of Mexico.

− Develop processes and mechanisms to engage with programs and/or additional subject matter experts, as needed.

• Continue data management activities, as needed, including reviewing and updating the MAM parameter picklist in DIVER if new parameters are needed for new project types.

• Obtain feedback (and lessons learned) from implementing Trustees and TIGs on the use of MAM products.

State Co-Lead Responsibilities

• Identify MAM needs and next steps, plan and facilitate meetings and work group processes, develop agendas, and determine deliverables schedules.

• Produce initial drafts of documents for review by larger group.

• External engagement, including attending one conference/seminar as noted above.

• Maintain the Cross-TIG MAM work group Administrative Record.

• Coordinate with federal co-lead on the Cross TIG MAM work group.

• Represent the five Gulf States and coordinate with the States to voice respective concerns, needs, and viewpoints, including providing early state input to the development of work group interim products.

IEc will coordinate with DEP and FWC, and will conduct activities, as requested, until the hours ceilings are reached on this contract. All travel must be preapproved by the DEP Project Manager in writing and a change order executed to include travel costs.

Note: Travel costs shall be included in fixed‐price amount in accordance with section 112.061, Florida Statutes (F.S.).

Deliverable: Consultant will provide monthly progress reports detailing the support provided during each month in conjunction with its invoice. Invoices are to be submitted no more frequently than monthly.

Total Cost of Deliverable: Not to Exceed $86,029.75

Performance Measures: The DEP Project Manager shall review deliverables to verify satisfactory completion of the services rendered. The DEP Project Manager shall notify the Consultant of any deficiencies in the deliverable(s) and shall give the Consultant reasonable opportunity to correct noted deficiencies and provide a revised deliverable(s).