OEV27006946 Cost Proposal.xlsx

This is a cost proposal form for MPA-476 On-Call Cultural Resources Consultant Services, a Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) open enrollment contract opportunity. The contract provides on-call consultant services to assist RIDOT with identification, evaluation, and recording of historic properties under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; preparation of documentation compliant with Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act and Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act; historic cemetery delineation and assessment studies; and related historic, archaeological, architectural, geological, and genealogical studies and impact assessments. The contract term spans three years: August 20, 2026 through November 30, 2026, then December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, and December 1, 2027 through November 30, 2028. Responses will be evaluated based on the relative merits of qualifications presented.

The cost proposal requires firms to document qualified personnel across sixteen personnel categories, with nine categories marked as required: Project Manager, Sr. Archaeologist/Principal Investigator, Sr. Architectural Historian, Architectural Historian, Assistant Architectural Historian, Sr. Industrial Historian, Project Archaeologist, Field Archaeologist, and Laboratory Supervisor. Seven additional personnel categories are available (Laboratory Analyst, Laboratory Assistant/Technician, Cartographer/Graphics Specialist, GIS/AutoCAD Specialist, Administrative Assistant, Technical Editor, and Genealogist). To be considered responsive, firms must supply documentation of qualified personnel in all nine required categories. Additional personnel categories cannot be added after award, though additional personnel may be added to approved categories pending RIDOT approval. Current vendors with existing contracts are not required to respond.