Office of the city engineer environmental / natural-cultural resources / national environmental policy act on-call consulting services (NEPA) calendar years 2026-2028

The City of Phoenix's Street Transportation Department is seeking up to 12 qualified consultants for Environmental/Natural-Cultural Resources and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) On-Call Consulting Services for calendar years 2026-2028. The procurement requires consultants to provide comprehensive environmental technical and regulatory assistance, including NEPA documentation, cultural resources research and compliance, biological and natural resources assessments, Clean Water Act permitting, air quality and noise monitoring, and environmental compliance training. Consultants must submit electronic Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) via the City's Procurement Portal by 12:00 pm on September 26, 2025, with a pre-submittal meeting scheduled for September 16, 2025, at 1:00 pm. The evaluation process will be qualifications-based, scoring firms across four key criteria: experience of the prime firm (250 points), experience of key personnel (250 points), project management and approach (350 points), and staffing information (150 points). Submittals must be in PDF format, limited to 12 pages, and include details on comparable projects, key personnel qualifications, project methodologies, and team capabilities. The contract term will run from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, with selection notifications expected in late October 2025.

While no specific small business or disadvantaged enterprise set-asides are explicitly mentioned, the procurement emphasizes comprehensive qualifications and past performance through a rigorous reference check process. Consultants will be required to provide three references, with each reference potentially scoring up to 21 points based on evaluations of business relationships, team composition, problem-solving, project completion, work quality, and innovation. The City will provide UNIFIER, a web-based project management database, and requires consultants to maintain electronic project records and provide networked office platforms with broadband internet connectivity. Firms must supply their own equipment, including vehicles, laptops, cell phones, and other necessary tools to complete assigned tasks. While a specific contract value is not disclosed, the on-call nature of the contract suggests flexibility in project assignments and potential earnings based on individual task orders throughout the three-year contract period.