BCS_2026-05_-_RFTP_Addendum__No_1.pdf

This is an addendum to a Request for Technical Proposal issued by the Maryland State Highway Administration's Office of Procurement and Contract Management for BCS 2026-05, Pavement Management Engineering Services, Statewide. The addendum requires all prospective offerors to acknowledge the clarifications, revisions, additions, and/or deletions by signing, dating, and attaching the addendum to the front of their submittal, with failure to do so potentially resulting in rejection. The deadline for submission of questions is 12:00 p.m. (noon) on November 10, 2026, and technical proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on December 16, 2026. The related solicitation indicates a pre-proposal meeting scheduled for November 6, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. The contract involves providing supplemental consulting staff to support the SHA Office of Materials and Technology Pavement Management Section with services including pavement data collection, processing, analysis, and reporting; maintenance and enhancement of pavement management tools; pavement design; and on-site consulting.

SHA intends to award up to three open-end, task-order-based IDIQ contracts with a combined funding ceiling not to exceed $12.6 million over a maximum five-year period, with no minimum amount of work or funds guaranteed. Contracts will be funded with State and Federal funds and utilize cost-plus-fixed-fee and unit cost rate payment methods. Key staff requirements include a Maryland-registered Professional Engineer with seven years of pavement management experience, a Senior Pavement Engineer with five years of experience and three years of database management systems expertise, and two Pavement Engineers holding engineering bachelor's degrees. Consultants must carry $1,000,000 each in Professional Liability, Commercial General Liability, and Comprehensive Automobile Liability insurance, plus Workers' Compensation with $1,000,000 Employer's Liability. Technical proposals are scored on Written Technical Questions (40%), Key Staff qualifications (30%), and Work Plan (30%). No set-aside or preference program is stated in the solicitation.