Bid Documents Cultural Resources.pdf

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Three for Cultural Resources Assessment Services (DOT-RFP-25-3002-CS). The RFP seeks qualified proposers to provide cultural resource assessment services associated with various road development projects, including archaeological and historical surveys, Cultural Resource Management (CRM) mitigation actions, photographic documentation, underwater assessments, and Section 4(f) evaluations. Technical questions are due by September 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM, with proposals due September 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Oral presentations for qualified proposers will be held on October 10, 2024, with award posting scheduled for October 21, 2024. The initial contract term is 3 years with the possibility of renewal for up to an additional 3 years.

The contract has a budgetary ceiling of $3,000,000. Pricing must be submitted as hourly rates for specified personnel classifications including Project Manager, Principal Investigator, Project Archaeologist, Senior Historian, Architectural Historian, Archaeological Technician, GIS Specialist, Laboratory Supervisor, and support staff. Technical proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale across Executive Summary (20 points), Management Plan (30 points), Technical Plan (30 points), and Work Plan (20 points), with firms needing to achieve at least 80 points to be considered responsive. Price proposals worth 10 points will only be opened for technically qualified firms. The RFP includes preferences for Veteran Business Enterprise, Drug Free Work Place, and Minority Business Enterprise vendors in cases of identical proposals.