03A3853 - A&E On-Call District 1 Willits Bypass Mitigation Project services

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Procurement and Contracts is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified firms for A&E On-Call District 1 Willits Bypass Mitigation Project services. The contract will involve providing consultation, research, professional, and technical services required for biological monitoring of compensatory aquatic, wetland, and riparian resource mitigation, as well as special plant species surveys on an "as-needed" basis. The estimated contract value is between $8,811,534 and $14,318,743, and the contract term is three years. Interested parties must submit their SOQs by September 19, 2024, and interviews will be held via WebEx on October 3, 2024, followed by negotiations with the top-ranked firm during the week of October 9, 2024. The procurement has a 5% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation goal, and a 25% Small Business Participation goal is highly recommended.

This procurement is open to all qualified firms, but there is a current incumbent contractor providing similar services. The contract will require the integration of existing infrastructure and technology, and the winning respondent must meet any applicable Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) commitments. Caltrans will consider past performance on meeting DBE goals as part of the evaluation process. Respondents must also disclose the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in their SOQs and provide a required factsheet, as failure to do so may result in the SOQ being deemed non-responsive and the potential contract being voided.