Addendum 1.pdf

This is a Solicitation Addendum issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services for RFP 16-2390995147, an Adaptive Management Plan for Rowan Branch. The solicitation requires vendors to perform wetland delineation, identify and quantify invasive vegetation species, provide treatment recommendations for invasive species, develop a supplemental planting plan with success criteria, and create a comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan for regulatory agency approval. The compensatory mitigation site comprises 78.667 stream mitigation units and 8.760 wetland mitigation units located in Sampson County. Proposals are due October 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET, with a mandatory pre-bid site visit scheduled for September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Written questions must be submitted by October 7, 2026. The contract term is three years from execution with state options to renew for up to two additional one-year terms, with renewal notice required ninety days before term end.

Addendum 1, dated with a version date of November 2021, adds three missing attachments to Section 6.1 of the Ariba sourcing tool: Attachment E (Customer Reference Form), Attachment F (Location of Workers Utilized by Vendor), and Attachment G (Certification of Financial Condition). Vendors must register with the North Carolina Secretary of State prior to award and certify financial stability. Payment is structured in four milestone-based deliverables: Task 1 (Confirmation of Wetland Boundaries) at 35 percent due February 1, 2027; Task 2 (Invasive Vegetation Management and Supplemental Planting Plan) at 15 percent due March 1, 2027; Task 3 (Draft AMP) at 30 percent due April 1, 2027; and Task 4 (Final AMP with IRT approval) at 20 percent due June 1, 2027 or within thirty days of IRT comment receipt. Evaluation criteria, ranked by importance, are pricing, vendor experience, technical approach, project organization, and references. All work must comply with digital and spatial data formatting requirements and Title II ADA accessibility standards.