PUR 7776_Water and Soil Solutions LLC.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

TITLE: WATER AND SOIL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Agricultural or rural cooperatives services

CONTACT

Name: Nita Jackson, Government Analyst II Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: (850) 617-7181 Email: procurement@fdacs.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: SS 25 26 63

Date posted: 06/25/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 07/18/2025

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):

81171801 - Agricultural science consultation service 93141904 - Agricultural or rural cooperatives services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Date of Execution through September 30, 2026

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

Jana W. Musgrove, Office of Agricultural Water Policy

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):

The Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP) implements strategies to protect Florida's water resources while promoting the sustainability of agriculture. The purpose of these strategies is outlined in Section 570.66, Florida Statutes and Section 582.02, Florida Statutes.

570.66 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; water policy. The commissioner may designate bureaus and positions in the various organizational divisions of the department reporting to the office relating to any matter over which the department has jurisdiction in matters relating to water policy affecting agriculture, application of such policies, and

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coordination of such matters with state and federal agencies. The office shall enforce and implement the provisions of Chapter 582 and rules relating to soil and water conservation.

Section 582.02, Florida Statutes - Legislative policy and findings; purpose of districts, - (1) It is the policy of the Legislature to promote the appropriate and efficient use of soil and water resources, protect water quality, prevent floodwater and sediment damage, preserve wildlife, protect public lands, and protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state. (3) The Legislature finds that to ensure the conservation of the state's farm, forest, and grazing lands; green spaces; recreational areas; and natural resources, and to conserve, protect, and use soil and water resources, it is necessary that appropriate land and water resources protection practices be implemented.

The performance requirements are to include the following:

Task 1 - Operate, optimize and maintain four existing Floating Aquatic Vegetative Tilling (FAVT) systems located in the eastern Caloosahatchee Basin, Fisheating Creek Basin, L28i Basin and the North Feeder Canal basin. Provide comprehensive reports to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' OAWP, detailing the methodology, processes, and procedures employed by each location and expected outcomes. Obtain site use approvals and maintain regulatory compliance requirements.

Task 2 - Monitor phosphorus load reductions resulting from the implementation of Task 1.

Provide semi-annual reports to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' OAWP, detailing the amount of phosphorus load reductions resulting from the deployment of the floating aquatic vegetative tilling technology at existing operational treatment projects.

Task 3 - Create Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers including the spatial representation of deployed floating aquatic vegetative tilling technology employed. Provide GIS data layers information to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' OAWP, including the spatial representation of deployed floating aquatic vegetative tilling technology employed.

In addition, the vendor must have the following:

• Past experience designing and implementing innovative and sustainable stormwater quality improvement technologies including patented FAVT systems. The FAVT technology includes pre-existing intellectual property represented and covered by three US Patents (7,074,330;

7,556,735; and 7,632,407 as well as other patents and patent applications (both allowed and pending) and related proprietary know-how and other intellectual property, including software and works of authorship.

• Expertise and previous experience evaluating wastewater and surface water treatment technologies.

• Strong capabilities and disciplines in surface water and waste treatment technologies, lake management, biogeochemistry of lake and wetland sediments, modeling of surface waters and

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groundwaters, use of chemical tracers to track pollutants and define hydraulic characteristics of water bodies and spatial landscape analysis.

• Diverse base of historical experience in sustainable environmental treatment technologies.

Intended Single Source:

WATER AND SOIL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$5,100,000.00

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):

Water & Soil Solutions, LLC is a scientific firm that (1) specializes in designing and implementing innovative and sustainable environmental treatment technologies; (2) has strong expertise in evaluating and specifying appropriate wastewater and surface water treatment technologies, as well as in preserving surface water quality and ecosystem integrity through appropriate watershed management techniques; (3) formed expressly for the deployment and optimization of floating aquatic vegetative tilling systems; and (4) utilizes key staff from three firms: Azurea, Inc., Federico, & Associates, Inc. and DB Environmental, Inc.

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

Jana W. Musgrove, Contract and Grant Unit Supervisor, Office of Agricultural Water Policy Jessica Ferris, Regional Projects Coordinator, Office of Agricultural Water Policy Megan Seward, Assistant Director, Office of Agricultural Water Policy West Gregory, Director, Office of Agricultural Water Policy Stephanie Bergozza, Purchasing Director II, Division of Administration Joey B. Hicks, Director, Division of Administration

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.