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Arbuckle Creek floating aquatic vegetative tilling facility design, construction, and deployment

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services plans a single-source Arbuckle Creek project to design, build, and operate a floating aquatic vegetative tilling facility. - Government buyer: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP); work is at Arbuckle Creek in Polk and Highlands counties, Florida. - Named companies: Water and Soil Solutions, LLC is the intended provider. Azurea, Inc. and Federico & Associates, Inc. are also named in the single-source justification. - Requested service: Floating aquatic vegetative tilling (FAVT) facility deployment; no part number or quantity is specified. - Engineer and design the facility, obtain environmental permits and other authorizations, and prepare plans and specifications. - Construct the facility, including site work, power, entrance roads, and installation of the pumping system, pumps, hoses, and piping. - Support system grow-in, operational improvements, and preliminary optimization across a range of pumped flows. - Monitor phosphorus and nitrogen in facility inflows and outflows, manage vegetation, and develop FAVT operating protocols. - Notable qualifications: Relevant experience with wastewater and surface-water treatment, lake management, sediment biogeochemistry, surface- and groundwater modeling, chemical tracers, spatial landscape analysis, and sustainable environmental treatment technologies. - Estimated value: Approximately $5.7 million, with a stated maximum of $6 million. - Performance period: From agreement execution through the stated end of the performance period; the duration is not otherwise specified.

Description

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services intends to enter into a single-source agreement with Water and Soil Solutions, LLC for floating aquatic vegetative tilling services deployment in Arbuckle Creek. The work includes design and permitting, construction and installation of the facility and associated site work and pumping infrastructure, and operational improvements, grow-in, and preliminary optimization. The attached PUR 7776 gives an approximate contract amount of $5,700,000, up to $6,000,000, and a term through June 30, 2027. This is an intent-to-enter-single-source notice, not a request for a bid or proposal; prospective vendors may provide information about their ability to perform by October 23, 2026.

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