25-8348_Authorization_to_Advertise.pdf

This is an Authorization to Advertise document from Collier County's Procurement Services Division in Florida for Request for Professional Services (RPS) No. 25-8348, titled "Professional Services Library." The solicitation seeks to establish a comprehensive professional services library featuring multiple 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 county intends to award multiple consultants within various disciplines to provide services on an as-needed basis to supplement in-house professional staff and support all county departments and divisions. Proposals are due on November 17, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. EST (with a tentative date of October 27, 2025 noted in the authorization document). The contract term is intended to be five years with a one-year renewal option. The solicitation will utilize a local vendor preference and will involve federal funding sources.

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 require selected consultants to maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including professional liability of $5,000,000. The solicitation emphasizes socioeconomic contracting goals and encourages participation of 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 various required forms including the Vendor Declaration Statement, Conflict of Interest Certification, and Immigration Certification. Federal funding sources include FEMA and potentially HUD grants, and contractors must comply with extensive federal regulations including debarment, lobbying restrictions, labor standards, and disadvantaged business enterprise participation requirements. The authorization was signed on July 15, 2025.