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Brazoria County, Texas, issued a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ #26-08) on March 19, 2026, seeking qualified professional services firms to provide structural integrity assessments and independent inspection services for residential homes receiving FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding related to Hurricane Harvey disaster recovery. The services include performing initial structural integrity assessments to determine whether homes can be safely elevated or should be reconstructed, conducting milestone inspections throughout elevation or reconstruction phases (including foundation work, structural elevation, and final completion), verifying compliance with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards and ASCE 24-14 building codes, and issuing final Certificates of Occupancy along with elevation certificates and as-built plans. Deliverables include detailed inspection reports and occupancy certifications for batches of homes distributed by the County's contracted grant administrator, with each awarded firm required to administer assigned structures through all three project phases. The submission deadline for sealed proposals was 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on April 20, 2026, with electronic submissions accepted through the Bonfire procurement platform or hard copies delivered to the Brazoria County Purchasing Department at 451 N. Velasco Street, Suite 100, Angleton, Texas 77515. Evaluation criteria utilized a weighted scoring process addressing Technical Approach (20 points), Firm Experience, Stability and References (40 points), Workload Capacity (10 points), and Professional Qualifications and Individual Experience (30 points), with up to 15 bonus points available for interview performance. Minimum qualifications require three years of documented experience in structural integrity testing, inspection, and certificate of occupancy services, with demonstrated firm and key staff experience in these specific services.

There are no explicit set-aside designations mentioned for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses in the provided procurement documents. All responding firms must register with the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), obtain Unique Entity IDs, and verify non-debarment status prior to submission. Respondents must certify compliance with federal regulations including non-collusion affidavits, workers' compensation requirements, equal employment opportunity provisions, prevailing wage standards where applicable, and prohibitions against covered telecommunications equipment from manufacturers such as Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua. Professional liability insurance and audited financial statements covering two years are mandatory submission requirements to demonstrate financial stability. No specific incumbent vendor information is provided in the available documentation, and no set budget amount is stated; instead, pricing will be negotiated following selection with the highest-ranked qualified firm(s) submitting formal price proposals. The contract term begins upon award and was anticipated for approval in May or June 2026, continuing until project completion, and includes mandatory compliance with all federal FEMA and HUD requirements, state law, and local building codes applicable to federally funded disaster recovery projects.