Airport Financial Consultant Services

Monroe County, Florida is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure Airport Financial Consultant Services for Key West International Airport and Florida Keys Marathon International Airport. The County intends to award contracts to no more than two financial consultants to provide comprehensive services including development of airport tenant lease and contractual strategies, economic impact studies, rental car contract facility charge planning and implementation, rates and charges development and negotiations, passenger facility charge applications, revenue bond funding, financial feasibility studies, bond financing support, cost monitoring for compliance, and strategic business and financial planning. Consultants must demonstrate appropriate professional licensing, comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination requirements including Title VI and FAA requirements, maintain comprehensive insurance coverage with minimum limits of $500,000 for general liability and professional liability, and execute required certifications including non-collusion affidavits, drug-free workplace forms, and public entity crime statements. Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale covering executive summary (35 points), project approach and technology (5 points), financial information and litigation history (25 points), required forms (10 points), other information (10 points), DBE participation (10 points), and miscellaneous items (5 points). Responses are limited to 50 double-sided pages with body text in size 11 font or larger and must be submitted electronically via the Bonfire platform no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026, with virtual bid opening conducted via Zoom at the same time. The deadline for written questions and clarification requests is April 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with final addenda published by April 16, 2026. The contract term is five years, commencing February 15, 2027 and ending February 14, 2032, with compensation provided on a task order basis according to billing and expense rates in Appendix B.

Respondents must comply with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals per 49 CFR Part 26, with DBE participation weighted at 10 points in the evaluation criteria. All proposals will be made public on the Bonfire platform after an intended decision is made or 30 days from submission, whichever occurs earlier, unless proposals are rejected in accordance with Florida Statutes 119.071; bidders should not submit confidential financial information as part of the main proposal, as separate document uploads are designated for financial information. The County reserves the right to reject any and all responses, and any protests must be submitted within 72 hours or three business days, whichever is less, after posting of the notice of decision on DemandStar. No specific incumbent vendors or budget ranges are identified in the procurement documents. The County's obligation to pay is contingent upon annual appropriation by the Board of County Commissioners, with invoices submitted and paid in accordance with the Florida Local Government Prompt Payment Act. There is no cost to bidders for using the Bonfire electronic bidding platform, and all competitive solicitation details, requirements, and selection criteria are available through the platform or the Monroe County website at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/BonfireBids.