25-8348_Authorization_to_Advertise.pdf

This is an Authorization to Advertise document issued by Collier County's Procurement Services Division in Florida for solicitation 25-8348, a Professional Services Library contract. The solicitation seeks proposals from qualified consultants across 17 discipline categories including Architectural Historic Preservation, Aquatics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Technology Engineering. The contract is designed to establish a comprehensive pool of consultants to provide services on an as-needed basis to supplement the county's in-house professional staff and support all county departments and divisions. Proposals are due November 17, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. EST. The contract term is intended to be five years with a one-year renewal option, and work assignments will be distributed through a rotational system among selected consultants. The county intends to award multiple consultants within various discipline categories to ensure diversity and competition within the professional services library.

The evaluation 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 solicitation emphasizes socioeconomic contracting goals and encourages participation of disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses. Consultants must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including professional liability of $5,000,000 and submit three to ten completed reference forms from clients with similar project experience. Federal funding sources including FEMA and potentially HUD grants will be utilized, and contractors must comply with extensive federal regulations related to debarment, lobbying restrictions, labor standards, and participation of disadvantaged business enterprises. Local vendor preference is available, and the solicitation is grant-funded.