Slope Stabilization Services - UPDATED

The State of Tennessee, through the Department of General Services Central Procurement Office, is soliciting Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #32110-19125 for Statewide Contract 191 to establish multiple contractors for comprehensive slope stabilization services. The procurement seeks contractors to provide labor, equipment, engineered designs, supervision, and on-call emergency landslide repair services primarily for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), with potential usage by other state and local entities. Services are organized into five distinct groups: Soil Nailing, Horizontal Drains, Railroad Rails and Cribbing, Rockfall Mitigation, and Compaction Grouting. Contractors must demonstrate extensive experience, including ten active landslide stabilizations and registered engineer availability, with specific technical capabilities in areas such as self-drilling nails, wire mesh installation, shotcrete application, horizontal drain implementation, and rock scaling. The procurement timeline includes a pre-response conference on September 15, 2025, written questions due by September 23, 2025, and RFQ responses due by November 3, 2025, with the State planning to issue a notice of qualified respondents on November 20, 2025, and conduct potential negotiations from November 21-25, 2025.

The State intends to award up to three contractors (A, B, and C vendors) per service group, with Contractor A receiving first opportunity for non-emergency work. All contractors must be registered with the Tennessee Department of Revenue and maintain current insurance coverage, including $1 million in Commercial General Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Automobile Liability, plus $1-2 million in Professional Liability coverage. While no specific set-aside designations are mentioned, contractors must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements and federal regulations including Davis-Bacon Act provisions. The estimated total contract value is approximately $28 million, with $20 million allocated for Group One (Soil Nailing) and $2 million each for the remaining four groups. The contract will be effective December 13, 2025, with an initial 36-month term and options for two 12-month renewals, potentially extending to a maximum of 60 months. Performance and payment bonds will be required for jobs exceeding specific monetary thresholds, with bonds at 100 percent of job price for projects over $50,000 and payment bonds at 25 percent for jobs exceeding $100,000.