Locating and Marking Underground Facilities Services

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Water (WSSC Water) is soliciting sealed responses for locating and marking underground facilities services throughout Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, with responses due by 2:00 p.m. on September 29, 2026 via the eProcurement Portal.

The contractor will receive, distribute, and respond to all Miss Utility One-Call Center tickets for WSSC Water's underground water and sewer assets, performing work in compliance with Maryland Public Utilities Article, Title 12. Required services include 24/7/365 customer service call center support, field locating and marking with trained personnel, ticket management system integration with Miss Utility, photographic documentation of all markings, and damage investigation services upon request. Offerors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience performing work similar in size and scope to this solicitation.

Evaluation uses weighted competitive sealed proposals criteria: Firm Experience (25%), Key Personnel (20%), Technical Approach (30%), and Pricing (25%). Technical proposals must not exceed 50 single-sided pages and be submitted separately from price proposals. Unit costs must remain firm for the contract duration, though annual price adjustments are permitted up to a maximum of 10% per year for increases and a minimum of 10% per year for decreases based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, subject to WSSC Water's sole discretion.

The contractor must obtain and maintain workers compensation, commercial general liability, business auto liability, and umbrella liability insurance with minimum limits of $1 million. Intergovernmental and cooperative purchasing provisions allow other Maryland state and local governmental entities and nonprofits to use this contract if awarded. Questions are due September 9, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was held September 4, 2026 via Microsoft Teams.