Water & soil solutions, LLC

This is a notice of intended single source procurement by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) for WATER & SOIL SOLUTIONS, LLC to provide services for the operation, optimization, and maintenance of 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. The vendor will also be required to monitor phosphorus load reductions resulting from the FAVT system implementation and provide GIS data layers of the deployed technology. The term of the contract is from the date of execution through September 30, 2023. The estimated dollar amount for this single source procurement is approximately $5,100,000. The justification for the single source is that WATER & SOIL SOLUTIONS, LLC owns the patents to the FAVT technology and was formed expressly for the deployment and optimization of these systems. The vendor also has the necessary expertise, experience, and permissions to implement and monitor the FAVT projects.

This is a single source procurement, meaning only WATER & SOIL SOLUTIONS, LLC can respond to the opportunity. The vendor must have the necessary patents, expertise, experience, and permissions to implement and monitor the FAVT projects. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, as WATER & SOIL SOLUTIONS, LLC is the only eligible vendor. The estimated value of the contract is approximately $5,100,000.