Courtesy Posting - No U3P Submission - Final - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CULTURAL RESOURCE MITIGATION SERVICES

The Washington County Water Conservancy District is issuing a Request for Proposals for cultural resource mitigation services related to two land transaction projects: the Bureau of Land Management Red Cliffs/Warner Valley Land Exchange Project and the Utah Trust Lands Administration Warner Valley Land Sale Project. The procurement seeks qualified vendors to implement comprehensive mitigation work across 17 prehistoric archaeological sites (nine sites under the BLM project and eight sites under the UTLA project), including two habitations, three rockshelters, seven campsites, three lithic scatters, and one petroglyph. Key deliverables and objectives include developing and executing a work plan, conducting archaeological testing and data recovery, performing laboratory analysis, preparing draft and final reports, creating public education materials (interpretive kiosk and presentation deck), and managing artifact curation. Vendors must hold Secretary of the Interior professional qualifications and possess both state (PLPCO) and federal (BLM) archaeology permits for Utah, with demonstrated experience in Virgin Branch Ancestral Puebloan and Southern Paiute archaeology, OHV-area safety, NAGPRA implementation, testing, excavation, mechanical trenching, rockshelter-safe methods, and full laboratory analysis services. Proposals will be evaluated on qualifications (30 points), knowledge and experience (30 points), management plan (20 points), and cost appropriateness (20 points), with proposals scoring zero on any criterion or below 60 total points being rejected. Questions must be submitted by March 25, 2026, at 5:00 pm to Dinah Neumann (dinah@wcwcd.gov or 435-673-3617), with proposals due April 3, 2026, at 5:00 pm via the Kahua Online Bid Room or email, followed by evaluation on April 10, 2026, contracting on April 24, 2026, board approval on May 4, 2026, and notice to proceed on May 5, 2026.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, disadvantaged enterprise preferences, or incumbent vendors. Vendors must submit separate Service and Cost Proposals, with the Service Proposal limited to 10 pages plus cover page and supporting materials, and Cost Proposals must include detailed line-item breakdowns for hourly staff rates, materials, equipment, markup percentages, and other charges. Selected vendors must maintain insurance with minimum limits of $3,000,000 aggregate/$1,000,000 per occurrence for general liability and $3,000,000 aggregate/$2,000,000 per occurrence for professional liability. The contract term extends until completion of the mitigation work with no specified renewal options, and payment will be made within 30 days with 10 percent retention until final completion, subject to $100 daily penalties for missed deadlines and 25 percent payment reduction if work exceeds 30 days beyond the completion date. The RFP documents do not provide explicit budget ranges or award values; interested vendors should contact the Washington County Water Conservancy District directly for additional details and full solicitation documents available at wcwcd.gov/procurement/.