09A1113 - A&E On-Call Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Design Services

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), District 9, is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified architectural and engineering firms to provide on-call Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Design Services throughout Inyo, Mono, and Eastern Kern counties. The procured services encompass consultation, research, professional and technical services including field sampling, construction materials testing, analysis, reports, plant inspection, testing equipment calibration, site assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, feasibility studies, remedial design, permits and compliance work, construction support, and post-construction monitoring across multiple project phases. The Consultant Contract Manager must hold Professional Engineer, Professional Geologist, or Certified Engineering Geologist licensure with a minimum of five years of responsible experience leading A&E teams and at least ten years of documented experience in delivering hazardous waste site investigation and design services. Key evaluation criteria include demonstrated qualifications, relevant project experience, key personnel availability and retention strategies, organizational communication plans, workforce analysis, and compliance with nondiscrimination requirements. SOQs must be submitted electronically as a single unprotected PDF file by 10:00 a.m. on March 10, 2026; Questions and Answers must be received no later than seven business days after the February 5, 2026 advertisement date. In-person interviews for short-listed firms are scheduled for March 25, 2026, with contract negotiations anticipated for the week of May 4, 2026, and cost negotiations completion targeted for May 12, 2026. The contract performance period is three years, extending from March 10, 2026 through March 31, 2029, with escalation rates of 1.81 percent in year one and 3.62 percent in years two and three.

No Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation goals are required for this procurement. All prime consultants and subconsultants must disclose the use or non-use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in deliverables and contract performance pursuant to Executive Order N-12-23, with failure to disclose potentially resulting in disqualification. Vendor services must be identified with rate sheets listing unit costs inclusive of all direct and indirect costs; vendors are exempt from certain personnel qualification and conflict of interest requirements. Firms must comply with prevailing wage requirements, submit conflict of interest disclosures, provide suspension and debarment status certifications, and adhere to state nondiscrimination requirements. The estimated contract value ranges from $513,004 to $833,632 with a fixed profit fee of 10 percent upon final negotiation; Caltrans does not guarantee that any work will be issued through task orders. Proposed work must commence after contract 09A0944 authority is exhausted, expected by June 30, 2026.