BOX___26-501_Transportation_Planning_Consulting_Services.pdf

This is an email correspondence regarding two solicitations from the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA): Solicitation 26-437 for On-Call Wayfinding & Signage Consultant Services and Solicitation 26-501 for Transportation Planning Consulting Services. The email chain, dated February 16-17, 2026, involves GOAA's procurement and small business administration staff clarifying whether an SBE Participant Plan is required for these solicitations. GOAA seeks to establish a Professional Services Agreement with one or more transportation planning consultants to provide planning, engineering, surveying, and related professional services supporting the Aviation Authority's Capital Improvement Program for Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport. The scope encompasses on-airport roadway traffic counts, multimodal transportation facility planning, airport passenger surface access analyses, concept development up to 15 percent design level, design-build criteria packages, project envisioning documents, and wayfinding and signage planning. The contract term is five years commencing September 1, 2026, with a submission deadline of May 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., a pre-submittal conference on April 10, 2026, a question submission deadline of April 17, 2026, tentative selection committee evaluation on June 12, 2026, interviews on June 29, 2026, and Board approval anticipated for August 19, 2026.

No SBE Participant Plan is required for this solicitation; however, respondents are expected to demonstrate good faith efforts to engage certified small business firms in meaningful roles consistent with their capacity and expertise, with each task order to be reviewed against GOAA's Office of Business Opportunity & Exchange program goals. DBE participation goals apply to federally funded work, while Local Developing Business/Veteran Business Enterprise participation requirements apply to non-federally funded portions. Respondents must meet minimum qualifications including five years of relevant experience within the past ten years, current Florida professional engineering licensure, and Florida business registration. Required submissions include financial statements for the past two years and proof of insurability with specified coverage limits including Commercial General Liability (minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence), Professional Liability (minimum $1,000,000 per claim), Workers' Compensation with statutory limits, Automobile Liability coverage, and Pollution Liability coverage, with GOAA and the City of Orlando named as additional insureds. The estimated annual project value ranges from $100,000 to $200,000, with compensation structured through task orders negotiated on an as-needed basis allowing for lump sum fees, hourly rates, or reimbursable fee arrangements.