25-288212 RFQ. DSAStructuralPlanReviewConsultant. Solicitation

The California Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect (DSA), is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a retainer-based, as-needed structural plan review services contract to support K-12 public schools and community colleges across four regional offices located in Oakland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The procurement seeks qualified structural engineering firms to perform on-call services including plan reviews, back check reviews, construction change documents, addendums, deferred approvals, alternate designs, revisions, and over-the-counter reviews on an as-needed basis. Minimum qualifications require each firm to employ a California-licensed Structural Engineer as Principal in Charge and for each Plan Reviewer, with a minimum of five years of recent work experience within the last eight years on K-12 public schools or community colleges in California. All work must be performed electronically using computer tools such as PDF editors, with back check reviews conducted at designated DSA Regional Offices, and travel time and expenses are non-reimbursable. Mandatory DSA Academy Training courses, including Electronic Plan Review training and code-specific structural safety courses, must be completed by the Principal in Charge and all Plan Reviewers before any task order is awarded. The written question submission deadline is June 1, 2026, with questions and answers posted by June 9, 2026, and the final Statement of Qualifications submission deadline is July 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The contract will be awarded to multiple qualified firms per region with work assignments made through a rotational list, and the contract term is four years or until the estimated total contract amount is fully expended, whichever occurs first, with new work assignments permitted only during the first three years.

The RFQ does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible respondent types, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Firms must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including general liability of $1,000,000, automobile liability of $1,000,000, workers' compensation, and Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability of $1,000,000 per incident and $2,000,000 aggregate. Compensation will be negotiated for each task order on a fixed-rate basis with hourly rates specified for different employee classifications, and there is no guaranteed minimum work amount. The estimated total contract amount is not to exceed $1,000,000. No specific evaluation criteria beyond the minimum qualifications and insurance requirements are detailed in the available documentation, though firms are strongly encouraged to carefully review the entire solicitation and verify all documentation prior to submission.