Earthquake & Flood Resilience Assessment

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Procurement Services is conducting an Intermediate Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the State Data Center for Earthquake and Flood Resilience Assessment Services. The procurement targets a comprehensive assessment of the State Data Center building located in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, focusing on seismic and flood resilience. Proposers must conduct a preliminary earthquake resilience assessment involving a building site visit, seismic assessment, identification of seismic deficiencies, and anticipated building performance, along with a technical memorandum. Similarly, the flood resilience assessment requires a site visit, flood map review, flood impact assessment, and identification of building deficiencies. Proposers must submit written reports and provide a conference call presentation of their findings. Key evaluation criteria include references, price, and business qualifications, with proposers required to demonstrate similar services performed within the last two years and staff with at least five years of experience in structural engineering, resiliency planning, and earthquake/flood/tsunami engineering. Critical procurement dates include a question/clarification deadline of August 29, 2022, a proposal due date of September 26, 2022, and an estimated award date of September 26, 2022, with an anticipated initial contract term of two years.

The RFP includes provisions for certified small businesses and disadvantaged enterprises, with preference potentially given to such organizations. The Outreach Plan mandates that proposers demonstrate efforts to provide opportunities to certified disadvantaged businesses, including minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and emerging small businesses. Proposers must indicate if they are a certified firm, provide a list of certified firms they have contracted with in the last two years, and describe steps to solicit certified firms for subcontracting. The procurement will be funded by state funds, and the successful proposer will be required to report the identity and value of each subcontractor to the Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID). While specific award values are not explicitly stated, proposers will complete a cost sheet detailing line-item pricing for each deliverable. The contract does not indicate the presence of an incumbent vendor, and no specific infrastructure or technology integration requirements are mentioned beyond the resilience assessment services.