Summary

This is a Discipline Category Interest Form for Collier County's Request for Professional Services (RPS No. 25-8348) to establish a Professional Services Library in Florida. The solicitation seeks qualified consultants across 17 discipline categories, including Architectural Historic Preservation, Aquatics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Technology Engineering, Road and Bridge Study and Design, SCADA Engineering, Survey and Mapping, Structural Engineering, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Engineering, Testing, Transit Planning, and Utility Collections and Distribution services. These professional services will supplement Collier County's in-house staff and be made available to all county departments and divisions on an as-needed basis. The county intends to award multiple consultants within various discipline categories. Proposals are due on November 17, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. EST. The contract term is five years with a one-year renewal option, and work assignments will be distributed through a rotational system among selected consultants.

Evaluation of proposals will be based on four equally weighted criteria: Ability of Professional Personnel (25 points), Past Performance (25 points), Project Approach and Time/Budget Requirements (25 points), and Recent, Current, and Projected Workloads (25 points). Individual Work Orders will not exceed $200,000. The county will utilize federal funding sources including FEMA and potentially HUD grants. Selected consultants must maintain professional liability insurance of $5,000,000 and comply with federal regulations including debarment provisions, lobbying restrictions, and disadvantaged business enterprise participation requirements. The solicitation encourages participation from disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses. Vendors must submit three to ten completed reference forms from clients with similar project experience and complete required documentation including Vendor Declaration Statements, Conflict of Interest Certifications, and Immigration Certifications.