DOT-SS-26-8004-MB - Signed.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Transportation

TITLE: Federal Freshwater Herbaceous Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits - Ocklawaha River Basin (USGS HUC#03080102)

Short description of the commodity or service desired: The Florida Department of Transportation (Department) seeks to purchase 2.02 federal freshwater herbaceous WRAP wetland mitigation bank credits for current needs within the Ocklawaha River Basin (HUC#03080102).

CONTACT

Name: Marlene Barnes Address: Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Florida's Turnpike, Milepost 263 Turkey Lake Service Plaza, Building 5315 Ocoee, Florida 34761 Telephone: (407)264-3998 Email: Marlene.Barnes@dot.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: DOT-SS-26-8004-MB Date posted: 8/7/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 8/28/2025

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

64141701 Environmental Mitigation Credit

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One (1) year

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Nicolette Lundie, Florida's Turnpike Environmental Permits Coordinator PO Box 613069 Ocoee, FL 34761

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

Docusign Envelope ID: F7F86D8F-8168-4025-8050-7F1F2401E1B8

The Department requires 2.02 federal freshwater herbaceous WRAP wetland mitigation credits to offset environmental impacts from a proposed transportation project located within the Ocklawaha River Basin (HUC #03080102), to meet the Departments mitigation needs as required by USACE. Compensatory mitigation of wetland and other surface water impacts resulting from Department transportation projects will be funded by the Department and be carried out by the use of permitted mitigation banks and any other mitigation options that satisfy state and federal requirements in a manner that promotes efficiency, timeliness in project delivery, and cost effectiveness. In order to implement mitigation options, the Department is authorized to purchase credits for current and future use directly from a mitigation bank.

Intended Single Source:

Ecosystems Land Mitigation Bank Corporation 12607 West Lake Butler Road Windermere, FL 34786-7603

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$404,000.00

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

In accordance with the current compensatory mitigation hierarchy as referenced in the Army Corps of Engineers 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule, the purchase of appropriate mitigation credits from approved wetland mitigation banks within a service area covering the proposed project impacts should be the first option to satisfy project mitigation needs. The Department previously issued invitation to bid (ITB) solicitations for the purchase of the above-referenced wetland mitigation credits. The two (2) vendors awarded contracts through the ITB process do not have the required credit availability to satisfy the total need of herbaceous credits.

Ecosystems Land Mitigation Bank Corporation, owns and operates a mitigation bank, Lake Louisa Mitigation Bank, that has the ability to provide wetland mitigation credits for projects within the Ocklawaha River Basin (HUC #03080102). Lake Louisa Mitigation Bank (EcoSystem Land Mitigation Bank Corporation) is currently the sole source that can provide the remaining balance of federal, herbaceous credits within the project basin, Ocklawaha River Basin HUC#03080102.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Requestor:

Nicolette Lundie_______________ Print Name

Florida's Turnpike Environmental Permits Coordinator Title

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Procurement Office:

Sheree Merting_________________ Print Name

Director of Procurement__________ Title

Authorized Signature

Central Office Legal Review:

Jada Roulhac___________________ Print Name

Title

Authorized Signature

Legal review by the Office of General Counsel is required prior to posting. Please coordinate with District Legal Counsel prior to submission to the Office of General Counsel, MS-58.

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A- 1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.

Assistant General Counsel