S-66000-00015434_Evaluation_Summary.pdf

This is an Evaluation Summary document for a Request for Proposals issued by the State of Oregon, Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), for wetlands technical assistance services to support local jurisdictions. The RFP (S-66000-00015434) seeks one or more firms to provide services including Local Wetlands Inventories, wetland delineations, uplands determinations, draft local wetlands protection programs, avoidance or minimization plans, and permittee-responsible mitigation plans. A pre-proposal conference was held on December 3, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time, with questions due by December 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM, and proposals due January 2, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The Notice of Intent to Award was anticipated around January 26, 2026. The contract term is two years with renewal options up to a cumulative maximum of six years.

The evaluation criteria distributed 100 points across five categories: Executive Summary (10 points), Project Implementation Plan (25 points), Key Personnel/Resumes (15 points), Work Samples (20 points), and Price Proposal (30 points). Pacific Habitat Services (Offeror 1) achieved an average score of 93.5 points across three evaluators. Proposers must demonstrate significant experience with at least three DSL-approved Local Wetlands Inventories, three adopted Goal 5-compliant Local Wetlands Protection Programs in Oregon, twenty DSL-approved Wetland Delineations, twenty DSL-approved Uplands Determinations, three DSL-approved Avoidance/Minimization Plans, and three DSL-approved Permittee-Responsible Mitigation Plans. The contract is funded through Senate Bill 5528, which allocates $500,000 to support wetland-related planning work with priority given to projects expediting housing development. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000), Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per claim), and Pollution Liability ($500,000 per occurrence). The RFP requires certified disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation through a Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan disclosing subcontracting opportunities with Oregon-certified minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and emerging small businesses.