District-Wide Gopher Tortoise Support Services

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven, is seeking services related to gopher tortoise survey, permitting, and relocation on an as-needed basis. The requested services include coordination with agencies, engineers, and recipient site owners; field work, surveys, and data collection; permit application preparation and submittal; facilitation of mitigation contribution payments and recipient site fees; capture and relocation of gopher tortoises; transportation, delivery, marking, and releasing of gopher tortoises; installation, monitoring, maintenance, and removal of exclusionary fencing and enclosures; and construction and maintenance support. The contract term is for an initial two-year period, with the option to renew. Proposals are due by April 22, 2022, and the intended award will be posted on May 17, 2022. The total contract amount is not to exceed $500,000, with $350,000 from Fiscal Year 2023/2024 and $150,000 from Fiscal Year 2024/2025.

The Department encourages small, minority, women, and service-disabled veteran businesses to compete. Vendors must be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace system and with the Florida Department of Financial Services. Payment will be based on the established billing rates, and the vendor will be responsible for any liquidated damages for late deliverables. This contract opportunity covers the jurisdictions of Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa in the state of Florida. No other set-aside designations, restrictions, incumbent vendors, or existing infrastructure requirements were provided in the given information.