The County of Sussex, New Jersey is seeking a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) through a Request for Proposals (RFP) to design and deliver comprehensive environmental remediation services for five contaminated Road Maintenance Garage sites across the county. The LSRP will be responsible for developing a one- to five-year environmental improvement program addressing site investigation, remediation, and achievement of Response Action Outcomes in compliance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations at the Lafayette Complex, Andover Maintenance Camp, Frankford Road Garage, Layton Road Garage, and Hopatcong Road Garage, which have experienced groundwater and soil contamination from underground storage tank leaks, petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Required qualifications include technical, financial, professional, managerial, and experiential capabilities to manage the program, with the LSRP establishing risk management strategies, preparing project documentation and specifications, overseeing all remedial work, soliciting competing bids from qualified vendors for sub-tasks, and providing quarterly progress reports. The contract will be evaluated on technical criteria (40%), management criteria (40%), and cost (20%), with compensation provided on a monthly invoice basis itemized by personnel class and expense classifications. Critical deadlines include a Request for Information deadline of January 25, 2026, bidder questions deadline of February 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., RFI response date of February 11, 2026, and proposals due February 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. through the Sussex County Bonfire portal, with award anticipated within sixty days of bid receipt. The contract period shall commence from the date of award for a consecutive twelve-month period with the County reserving the right to extend for four additional consecutive one-year periods.
No incumbent vendor information has been disclosed in this solicitation. The procurement is open to qualified service providers with no noted restrictions on vendor types; however, respondents must comply with New Jersey's Local Public Contracts Law and hold valid New Jersey Business Registration Certificates prior to contract award. The successful respondent and all named subcontractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor at the time of proposal submission and comply with the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act and Public Works Contractor Registration Act. Comprehensive insurance coverage is mandatory, including professional errors and omissions insurance of $5,000,000, pollution legal liability insurance of $5,000,000, comprehensive general liability of $3,000,000 per occurrence, and automotive liability of $3,000,000, with the County named as an additional insured. All proposal prices must be firm and not subject to increases during the contract period, with performance bonds required at one hundred percent of the accepted proposal amount and bid security at ten percent, not to exceed $20,000. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation materials; compensation will be based on hourly rates for ten distinct labor categories (Principal/Program Manager, Associate/Senior Professionals, Project Professional, LSRP, Geologist, Hydro-geologist, Senior Staff Professional, Staff Professional, Technician, and Clerical Support) plus daily equipment rates and reimbursable expenses, with labor rates remaining firm throughout the initial contract year and potential adjustments in subsequent years limited to the lesser of the Consumer Price Index increase or three percent.