CN-370000-WQ155.pdf

This is a contract (Contract No. WQ155) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Abt Associates Inc., a professional environmental consulting firm located in Cambridge, Maryland. The contract was executed to provide professional environmental consulting services specifically related to natural resource restoration activities for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The contract has an initial five-year term with potential renewal options, and will provide professional environmental consulting services across various areas including public/stakeholder engagement, restoration planning, project scoping, environmental analysis, regulatory compliance, and logistical planning. The hourly labor rates are detailed in a rate schedule with different position classifications ranging from Program Manager to Junior Administrative Support, with rates increasing incrementally over the contract's potential five-year period. The contract allows for task assignments to be issued by the Department, with no guaranteed minimum amount of work, and travel costs are included in the fixed-price amounts. Abt Associates will be compensated on a fixed cost/fee schedule based on hourly labor rates for each task assignment, with specific deliverables and performance measures to be determined by the Department for each task.