NC26-71 Great Salt Lake Wetland Infrastructure Projects

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing is conducting a Request for Statements of Qualifications (RFSQ) under Utah Procurement Code 63G-6a Part 15 to procure design professional service providers and consultants for the NC26-71 Great Salt Lake Wetland Infrastructure Projects on state Division of Wildlife Resources Waterfowl Management Areas. The procurement seeks comprehensive professional engineering services on an as-needed basis over a five-year contract term, including site surveys, engineering design, permitting coordination, bidding support, construction management, and project oversight for wetland infrastructure improvements such as dikes, levees, water control structures, impoundments, canals, drainage systems, and habitat restoration projects. Qualified contractors must demonstrate a minimum of 10 years of professional engineering experience specifically in wetland infrastructure and water management projects associated with Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems or similar managed wetland systems, with expertise in site assessment, topographic survey, hydraulic analysis, engineering design, regulatory permitting, and coordination with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies. Key personnel must include licensed professional engineers, surveyors, project managers, and construction oversight staff with relevant qualifications and experience. Evaluation will be based on three primary scoring categories totaling 1,000 points: Project Experience (500 points) assessing background on wetland habitat function and wildlife management objectives; Project Coordination (200 points) evaluating agency coordination and permitting experience; and Personnel Experience (300 points) reviewing qualifications of key staff. The solicitation was posted May 20, 2026, with responses due June 9, 2026, and vendors must submit qualifications through the Utah Procurement Portal without including pricing information, as compensation will be determined through negotiation with the highest-ranked vendor.

The solicitation contains no identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting eligible respondents based on organization type. Vendors must comply with standard state requirements including anti-boycott provisions, restrictions on forced labor products, and technology requirements such as FedRAMP or GovRAMP compliance for products processing state data. All contractors must maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $3,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and must be registered with E-Verify for employment status verification. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is specified in the solicitation materials. The contract is awarded through a qualifications-based selection process where the highest-ranked vendor is selected to negotiate fair and reasonable compensation, with the State reserving the right to proceed with negotiations with the next highest-ranked vendor if agreement cannot be reached with the top-ranked firm. No specific budget or award value range is disclosed in the procurement documents, as pricing is excluded from the qualifications submission process and will be determined during post-award negotiations.