Water and Soil Solutions, LLC

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is conducting a statutorily mandated fifteen business day advertisement of an intended single source procurement for Water and Soil Solutions, LLC to operate, optimize, and maintain four Floating Aquatic Vegetative Tilling (FAVT) systems located across multiple basins in Florida's agricultural regions, including the eastern Caloosahatchee Basin, Fisheating Creek Basin, L28i Basin, and North Feeder Canal basin. The primary deliverables include operating and maintaining the FAVT systems while providing comprehensive reports on methodology and procedures; monitoring phosphorus load reductions and submitting semi-annual reports; and creating GIS data layers showing the spatial representation of deployed technology. The Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP) is the requestor for this procurement, which extends from the date of execution through September 30, 2027. Required qualifications include specialized expertise in designing and implementing innovative environmental treatment technologies, proven experience with wastewater and surface water treatment evaluation, and exclusive knowledge of FAVT systems covered by three US patents (7,074,330; 7,556,735; and 7,632,407) plus additional patent applications and proprietary intellectual property. The deadline for prospective vendors to submit relevant information is April 29, 2026, at 12:30 PM, with the advertisement having been posted on April 8, 2026. This is not a traditional request for bid or proposal but rather a notification of intended single source procurement; however, prospective vendors believing they can provide these services are invited to submit information for departmental consideration.

The single source justification emphasizes that Water and Soil Solutions, LLC possesses unique and exclusive qualifications that demonstrate availability only from a single source, as the vendor was expressly formed for FAVT system deployment and optimization and utilizes key staff from three predecessor firms: Azurea, Inc., Federico & Associates, Inc., and DB Environmental, Inc. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned in the available procurement documentation. The estimated contract value is up to $5,100,000, representing a substantial investment in environmental water treatment services. Water and Soil Solutions, LLC will integrate with existing FAVT infrastructure already deployed across the specified basins, building upon the proprietary intellectual property and technological systems the vendor has previously developed. The procurement focuses on continuation and optimization of proven environmental treatment technology rather than new infrastructure development. Following the April 29, 2026 deadline for vendor submissions, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will review information received from prospective vendors and, if it determines that these commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, will post notice of its intended decision on the Vendor Information Portal pursuant to Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes.