Kata-8710 RFP solicitation

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS), issued Request for Proposal KATA-2016000249-P on May 23, 2016, to procure comprehensive petroleum storage tank assessment, remediation, and emergency response services statewide. The State anticipates awarding up to eight task order contracts to qualified environmental consulting firms. The primary services include site characterization and assessment activities, corrective action and remediation measures, and emergency response to releases from regulated underground petroleum storage tanks, with work authorized through individual task orders, emergency work authorizations, and unapproved expense requests. Contractors must demonstrate qualifications by submitting three Event IDs (project examples) showing prior work on petroleum storage tank projects completed or actively worked on within the last five years, with narratives addressing Conceptual Site Models, site characterization, and Corrective Action Plans. All work must comply with current OPS regulations and Risk Based Corrective Action processes, with contractors required to be listed with the Colorado Petroleum Storage Tank Fund. Contractors must respond to emergency calls within 12 hours statewide and within 4 hours to the Front Range corridor (within 20 miles of Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Pueblo), with at least 50 percent of all work performed by the primary contractor unless OPS approves otherwise. The proposal submission deadline was June 28, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time, with written inquiries accepted through June 1, 2016. The State estimated issuing a Notice of Intent to Award by August 19, 2016, with contract execution targeted for October 31, 2016. Initial contracts run for three years from the effective date, with an optional two-year renewal period for a total contract term not to exceed five years.

The RFP includes tracking and self-certification requirements for minority-owned, women-owned, and small business enterprises (M/WBEs) participating in State of Colorado contracting, though no specific set-asides are designated for these business classifications. Pricing must comply with the Colorado Petroleum Storage Tank Fund Reasonable Cost Guidelines and cannot exceed published threshold amounts, with contractors required to submit pricing separately in sealed envelopes using the Professional Fee Schedule format. Contractors must maintain Commercial Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance with a minimum of $5,000,000 per occurrence coverage, with the State named as an additional insured, along with workers' compensation, general liability ($1,000,000 minimum), automobile liability ($1,000,000 minimum), and professional liability ($1,000,000 minimum) insurance. Compensation is contingent upon continuing availability of State and federal appropriations, with funding derived from the Colorado Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, the EPA, and the LUST Trust Fund. Payment terms specify that approved invoices are due within 45 days of receipt by OPS. The State reserves the right to award work to multiple contractors and does not guarantee any minimum work volume to any single contractor, with the contract framework allowing flexibility in work authorization and scope based on specific site conditions and State needs.