Agency Pollution Control Agency

Contractor RESPEC

SWIFT Contract Number 252793

Project Name HSPF SAM Enhancements and Tech Support 2024

Project Number (if applicable) AI 215902 / PRO20240001

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF) Scenario Application Manager (SAM) software application was developed by RESPEC for the MPCA to meet the agency's business needs to provide increased accessibility and use of HSPF modeled data to support TMDL, WRAPS, and 1W1Ps development efforts. HSPF SAM derived outputs are also used in the MPCA hosted Watershed Pollution Load Reduction Calculator Tool (WPLRCT), which use is expanding to support state and local government watershed planning, strategy, and implementation efforts. HSPF SAM was developed in the 2010's and will need to be maintained and enhanced in order for it to continue to be a viable application in MPCAs technology portfolio.
This work order will provide RESPEC staff time to assist in a parallel project with the University of Minnesota Bioproducts Bioengineering Department (U of M) who is investigating future needs and enhancements for HSPF SAM. RESPEC staff will help inform that work and also provide documentation on the past and current state of the software application. Additionally, RESPEC will update the HSPF SAM website with current watershed datasets and versions of the HSPF SAM software for download. Lastly, RESPEC will provide new or updated datasets in order for MPCA staff to update the WPLRCT.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 03/08/2024 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 11/30/2024 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 11/30/2024 - 00:00

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $59904.31

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Contract total $59904.31

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? state

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Evaluator Name Matthew Drewitz

Evaluator Email Address matt.drewitz@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness dissatisfied

Evaluate the contractor's quality satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's cost satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance neutral

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): Final deliverable was delivered late and not enough time for MPCA staff to evaluate as planned.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 3 - neutral