PUR7776_Water and Soil Solutions, LLC.pdf

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Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

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: Floating aquatic vegetative tilling services deployment in Arbuckle Creek

CONTACT

Name: Stephanie Bergozza

Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Telephone: (850) 617-7181

Email: Procurement@FDACS.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: SS 26 27 78

Date posted: 10/2/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 10/23/2026

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 - June 30, 2027

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

Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP)

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):

Vendor must be able to:

Task 1 – Design and Permitting of the Floating Aquatic Vegetative Tilling located in Arbuckle

Creek.

Professional services required for engineering and design, obtaining environmental permits and other authorizations, and the preparation of plans and specifications. An electronic copy of the final design of the FAVT facility, including professional certification as applicable; and a list of all required permits identifying issue dates and issuing authorities will be submitted to FDACS.

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Upon request, the vendor will provide copies of obtained permits or permit related correspondence or documentation and/or a paper copy of the final design.

Task 2 - Completion of the FAVT Arbuckle Creek project for deployment.

The vendor will construct the FAVT Facility in accordance with Deliverable 1. The vendor will provide all site work (including bringing in power) necessary for installation of a complete

FAVT facility. This will include, but is not limited to, entrance roads. The vendor will also install pumping system and infrastructure including, but not limited to, pumps, hoses, and piping.

Construction shall be conducted in accordance with any and all permits.

Task 3 - Provide operational improvements, as necessary, grow-in, and preliminary optimization for Arbuckle Creek. Operational improvements include, but are not limited to, full-scale FAVT system to be initialized followed by grow-in and preliminary optimization to treat a range of pumped flows, inflow nad outflow monitoring of P and N species, vegetation stocking and management, and developing Tilling protocols of FAV.

Vendor must have expertise and previous experience in evaluating waste water and surface water treatment technologies.

Vendor must have strong capabilities and disciplines in surface water and waste treatment technologies, lake management, biogeochemistry of lake and wetland sediments, modeling of surface waters and ground water, use of chemical tracers to track pollutants and define hydraulic characteristics of water bodies and spatial landscape analysis.

Vendor must have a diverse base of historical experience in sustainable environmental treatment technologies.

Intended Single Source:

Water and Soil Solutions, LLC

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Contract Amount: $5,700,000.00

Approximate Contract Amount up to: $6,000,000.00

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 and (3) was formed expressly for the deployment and optimization of floating aquatic vegetative tilling systems, (4) utilizes key staff from two firms: Azurea, Inc., and Federico, & Associates, Inc.

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

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Jeanie Vause, Contract Administration Analyst, Office of Agricultural Water Policy

Jana W. Musgrove, Supervisor, Contracts and Grants Unit, Office of Agricultural Water Policy

Megan Seward, Assistant Director, Office of Agricultural Water Policy

Jessica Ferris, Director, Office of Agricultural Water Policy

Stephanie Bergozza, Purchasing Director, 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.