Formal_Procurement_Request_-_Signed.pdf

This is a Formal Procurement Request from Charles County Government's Planning and Growth Management Division for Municipal Stormwater Permit Consulting Services. The County seeks task-oriented engineering, environmental planning, stream monitoring, inspections, education and outreach, landscape architectural, geotechnical, geodatabase, asset management, surveying, and construction services necessary to meet the County's municipal stormwater permit requirements. The procurement anticipates establishing multiple task order contracts with multi-disciplined professional firms to support National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Discharge permit requirements. A virtual pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for August 4, 2025, at 2:00 pm, with proposals due by August 27, 2025, at 11:00 am. The RFP was released on July 23, 2025. The contract will have a three-year base term ending September 30, 2028, with two optional one-year renewals anticipated, providing a total potential contract period of five years.

The estimated total cost for these comprehensive services is $15,000,000, funded through County sources across fiscal years 2026-2031. Each firm awarded a contract will have a total contract ceiling of $3,000,000, with individual task orders not exceeding $250,000. No minimum quantity of work is guaranteed, and task orders will be assigned based on price, experience, capacity, key personnel, availability, approach, and past performance. Proposing firms must have at least ten years of experience in NPDES stormwater permit services and employ registered Professional Engineers licensed in Maryland, with a Senior Environmental Scientist required to have a minimum of 7 years of Maryland NPDES municipal stormwater permit experience. The evaluation will utilize a 100-point scoring system with 50 points allocated to technical proposal content and 50 points to cost. All task orders are contingent upon appropriation and encumbrance of fiscal funding, and services can only commence after receiving a written Notice-to-Proceed and Purchase Order. Comprehensive insurance coverage, including commercial automobile, workers' compensation, general liability, and professional liability insurance, will be required.