Intent to Award Multi Sector Recycling Contamination Reduction Research~1.pdf

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May 22, 2023

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

S-DASOBO-00005630

Multi Sector Recycling Contamination Research

The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, Procurement Services (DAS PS), on behalf of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: OregonBuys Bid Number S-DASOBO-00005630 for Multi Sector Recycling Contamination Research.

Proposers hold the following ranked order at the conclusion of all evaluations based on the evaluation criteria and scoring methods prescribed:

TABULATION TOTAL/RANKING/AVERAGE

ROUND

1 AVERAGE

CASCADIA CONSULTING GROUP INC 696.00 174.00

H2 COMPLIANCE INC 481.00 120.25

Based on the evaluation criteria and scoring methods prescribed by RFP S-DASOBO- 00005630, Section 4.10 the following is named as the apparent successful proposer:

Cascadia Consulting Group Inc

In accordance with RFP Section 6.3, the awarded Contractor must complete all of the requirements within the time frame of each requirement.

Pursuant to RFP Section 6.2, Proposers shall have seven (7) calendar days from the date of any Notice of Intent to Award a Contract within which to file a written protest. DAS PS shall consider only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects:

1. All higher ranked proposals are non-responsive;

2. DAS PS failed to conduct the evaluation of proposals in accordance with the

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criteria or processes described in the RFP;

3. DAS PS abused its discretion in rejecting the Proposer’s Proposal as non-responsive; or

4. DAS PS’s evaluation of Proposals or its subsequent determination of award is otherwise in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes chapters 279A or 279B.

Protests must:

a. Demonstrate that Proposer would be eligible to be awarded the Contract in the event that its protest is sustained and therefore is adversely affected;

b. Specify the alleged facts supporting such claim;

c. Specify the grounds upon which the protest is based, which shall be limited to

Oregon Revised Statutes 279B.410;

d. Specify the alleged facts supporting the specified basis;

e. Identify the Proposer and reference OregonBuys RFP S-DASOBO-00005630;

f. Be signed in ink by Proposer’s authorized representative;

g. Be submitted to DAS PS by the due date for Protests of Award identified in the

Notice of Intent to Award a Contract;

h. Be submitted to DAS PS at the address specified for the Sole Point of Contact

(SPC) as stated in the Request for Proposal Cover Page (RFP S-DASOBO- 00005630);

i. Be delivered via OregonBuys or e-mailed to SPC.

Pursuant to Oregon Administrative Rules, DAS PS is not permitted to consider award protests submitted after the award protests due date. Award protests shall be resolved in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules.

Protests must be delivered to the DAS PS Single Point of Contact identified in Section 1.3 of RFP S-DASOBO-00005630 by 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, (due to May 29, being a state recognized holiday, Memorial Day) DAS PS will not consider any protest of the notice after this deadline.

Service of this Notice of Intent to Award a Contract is effective upon issuance on the OregonBuys e-Procurement System.

Respectfully, Gwen Sunken OPBC,OCAC,OSPC Procurement Contract Specialist 3

(P) 503-798-1209 http://procurement.oregon.gov mailto:gwendolyn.sunken@oregon.gov http://procurement.oregon.gov/