Public-Meeting_Notice_2026_Environmtl-Asbestos-Mgt.pdf

This is a public meeting notice issued by Volusia County Schools Planning & Business Services regarding Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 2026-002 for Environmental and Asbestos Management Continuing Services. The District seeks multiple qualified firms to provide comprehensive environmental and asbestos management services on an as-needed basis throughout the school district, including asbestos surveys, management planning, lead-based hazard assessments, underground storage tank site cleanup, and environmental compliance services aligned with EPA, OSHA, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection regulations. Service delivery includes asbestos training programs such as two-hour awareness training, fourteen-hour intensive training for staff, and four-hour inspector refresher courses. An optional pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for November 6, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST at the Facilities Services Building in Daytona Beach, Florida, with virtual Teams access available. The RFQ question deadline is November 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST, with consultant certification applications due December 15, 2025, and proposal submissions due December 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST. The anticipated contract award date is June 23, 2026, and the initial contract term will be two years with options to renew for up to three additional one-year terms contingent upon satisfactory performance.

Evaluation criteria will weight location (5%), current workload (15%), experience (35%), past performance (25%), and project approach (20%), with emphasis on prior K-12 and educational facility contract experience. The compensation method is a negotiated fixed fee structure with detailed hourly rates for professional staff categories and laboratory analysis fees. Firms must maintain professional liability insurance of $1,000,000, general liability coverage of $1,000,000, workers' compensation per statutory requirements, and automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000. Current incumbent vendors include ECS Florida, LLC; GLE Associates, Inc.; Nova Engineering and Environmental, LLC; Terracon Consultants, Inc.; and UES Professional Solutions, LLC. Eight consultant firms submitted proposals during the initial solicitation phase. The procurement follows the Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act (CCNA) and State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF), with no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types.