CN-770000-25257-TA2633.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form issued under FWC Contract No. 25257 between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. The task assignment is numbered 2633 and is titled "Biological Control Mass Rearing and Augmentation Workshop." The contract manager on behalf of Louisiana State University Agricultural Center is Dr. Wade Baumgartner, and the FWC contract manager is Mariah McInnis. The document outlines a collaborative effort between the two entities to advance aquatic weed management through biological control research and implementation.

The task assignment is structured as a fixed-price contract with a total value of $13,255.00, not to exceed that amount. Work is to be performed upon execution through July 30, 2026. The assignment is divided into two objectives: developing and hosting a multi-day workshop to facilitate information exchange among biological control researchers and practitioners ($10,000.00) and compiling research ideas and identified knowledge gaps following the workshop ($3,255.00). Deliverables include a progress report summarizing workshop planning and objectives due by July 15, 2026, and a final compiled list of research ideas and identified research needs due by July 15, 2026. The workshop is scheduled for March 24-26, 2026, at LSU Hilltop Arboretum and Salvinia Weevil Rearing Facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Funding is allocated through PID 9783 938 1000 from organization code 7735 8090 400, category 102334, with fund code 423002.