Public Communications Services for Misc Construction Projects in Monroe County for FDOT
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFP-15028
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- 80171907 Community relations consultation and engagement
- 92101503 Community outreach programs
- 80171603 Publicity and marketing advisory service
- 80172003 Public affairs service
- 82141600 Graphic display services
- 80171604 Public information campaign service
- 80171800 Public relations and media relations services
- Point of contact
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- Lester Silva d6.purch@dot.state.fl.us (305) 470-5402
Opportunity details come from vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Six issued Request for Proposal DOT-RFP-26-6201LS on February 3, 2026, seeking a qualified public communications firm to provide comprehensive communication services for miscellaneous construction projects in Monroe County. The solicitation encompasses strategic communications planning and implementation, public relations, community involvement, customer service, media communications, website maintenance, audio/video presentations, and project coordination on an as-needed basis under an indefinite quantity term contract with a three-year initial term renewable for up to three additional one-year periods. The successful consultant must maintain a Strategic Communications Project Manager with minimum 20% availability, at least one full-time Community Outreach Specialist preferably residing in the Florida Keys, an Assistant Community Outreach Specialist, an Audio/Visual Technician/Videographer/Editor/Social Media Specialist, and a Graphic Designer, with specified allowable hourly wage rates ranging from $48.00-$98.00 per hour depending on position. Required qualifications include an office location in Miami-Dade, Monroe, or Broward County; general liability insurance of at least $200,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence; worker's compensation insurance; and a current Florida Occupational License. Proposals are due February 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM via email to D6.Purch@dot.state.fl.us, with technical proposal opening scheduled for March 5, 2026, oral presentations on March 18, 2026, public opening of scores and price proposals on April 9, 2026, and final selection on April 13, 2026. The evaluation process awards points based on technical proposal (100 points), oral presentations (100 points), and price proposal (25 points), with a minimum threshold of 70 points required on the technical proposal to proceed to oral presentations.
The solicitation includes compliance with federal nondiscrimination statutes and authorities including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, though no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the available documentation. All proposers must be registered in the MyFloridaMarketplace system by the technical proposal opening date, submit electronic W-9 forms to the Department of Financial Services, and comply with Florida Statutes requirements including scrutinized companies list certifications and E-Verify compliance. The contract maximum value is $1.1 million with $500,000 currently approved and encumbered, though the Department reserves the right to increase or decrease the budgetary ceiling by amendment based on need and budget availability. Billing rates must be submitted as fully loaded hourly rates inclusive of all overhead, profits, travel, mileage, tolls, parking, administrative expenses, materials, equipment, insurance, bonding, and direct and indirect costs, with rates remaining valid for the entire contract term with no escalation provisions for potential renewal years. The contract does not guarantee minimum or maximum quantities, and compensation is provided monthly upon approval of invoices for services rendered, contingent upon receipt of written authorization from the Department and annual legislative appropriation.
Opportunity text
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Advertisement Number: DOT-RFP-26-6201LS
THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT SIX CONTRACTS OFFICE
ADVERTISEMENT DATE: February 03, 2026
Project & Proposal No.: DOT-RFP-26-6201LS
FM No.: 451087-2-62-01
Counties: Monroe
Proposals Due Date: February 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM
Via email to D6.Purch@dot.state.fl.us
WORK DESCRIPTION: Public Communication Services for Miscellaneous Construction Projects in Monroe County for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Commodity codes: 80171604 / 80171907 / 80171603 / 80171800 / 80172003 / 82141600 / 92101503
Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Agendas: Notice of the public meetings scheduled for this solicitation is provided in Section 2) Timeline, of the attached solicitation, with agendas for the public meetings.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: COMPLIANCE WITH NONDISCRIMINATION STATUTES AND AUTHORITIES: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin); and 49 CFR Part 21; The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. § 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or Federal-aid programs and projects); Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. § 324 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability); and 49 CFR Part 27; The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age); Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, (49 USC § 471, Section 47123), as amended, (prohibits discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, or sex); The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-209), (Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by expanding the definition of the terms "programs or activities" to include all of the programs or activities of the Federal-aid recipients, sub-recipients and contractors, whether such programs or activities are Federally funded or not); Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 -- 12189) as implemented by Department of Transportation regulations at 49 C.F.R. parts 37 and 38; The Federal Aviation Administration's Non-discrimination statute (49 U.S.C. § 47123) (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, and sex); Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, which ensures non-discrimination against minority populations by discouraging programs, policies, and activities with disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations; Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance, national origin discrimination includes discrimination because of limited English proficiency (LEP). To ensure compliance with Title VI, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to your programs (70 Fed. Reg. at 74087 to 74100); Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits you from discriminating because of sex in education programs or activities (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq).
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