Transportation Planning Consulting Services

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) is conducting a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for Transportation Planning Consulting Services under Florida's Consultant's Competitive Negotiations Act. This solicitation seeks to establish a Professional Services Agreement with one or more transportation planning consultants to provide planning, engineering, surveying, and related professional services supporting GOAA's Capital Improvement Program for Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport, with a contract term of five years commencing September 1, 2026. The scope of services encompasses on-airport roadway traffic counts, multimodal transportation facility planning, airport passenger surface access analyses, concept development up to 15 percent design level, design-build criteria packages, project envisioning documents, program definition documents, strategic development planning, wayfinding and signage planning, landside and airside transportation projects, and stakeholder engagement with federal, state, and local agencies including the FAA, TSA, FDOT, City of Orlando, and MetroPlan Orlando. Respondents must demonstrate a minimum of five years of relevant experience within the past ten years, hold current Florida professional engineering licensure, and maintain Florida business registration. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Executive Brief and Firm Qualifications (20 percent), Key Individual Qualifications (25 percent), Key Personnel Work Location (10 percent), Contract Management Approach (15 percent), Quality Control Approach (10 percent), Airport Transportation Planning Services Approach (15 percent), and Financial/Insurance/Litigation Disclosures (5 percent). Submissions must be received by May 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. through the Aviation Authority's e-Procurement Platform, with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for April 10, 2026, and a question submission deadline of April 17, 2026. The selection committee evaluation is tentatively scheduled for June 12, 2026, with interviews on June 29, 2026, and Board approval anticipated for August 19, 2026.

No Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Participant Plan is required for this solicitation; however, respondents are expected to demonstrate good faith efforts to engage certified small business firms in meaningful roles consistent with their capacity, expertise, and commercially useful function, with each task order to be reviewed against Office of Business Opportunity & Exchange program goals to maximize small business participation. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals apply to federally funded work, while Local Developing Business/Veteran Business Enterprise (LDB/VBE) participation requirements apply to non-federally funded portions. Required qualifications include submission of financial statements for the past two years, proof of insurability with Commercial General Liability coverage (minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence with a $10,000-$100,000 deductible), Professional Liability insurance (minimum $1,000,000 per claim with $5,000,000 per-claim/$5,000,000 combined limits), Workers' Compensation with statutory limits and Employers' Liability coverage ($500,000-$1,000,000), Automobile Liability coverage, and Pollution Liability coverage (maximum $100,000 deductible), with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and City of Orlando named as additional insureds. Respondents must provide at least three client references demonstrating similar project experience and comply with certifications regarding e-verify compliance, drug-free workplace status, and non-scrutinized company status. The estimated annual project value ranges from $100,000 to $200,000, with no specific incumbent vendors identified in the materials. Compensation will be structured through task orders negotiated on an as-needed basis, with options for lump sum fees, hourly rates, or reimbursable fee arrangements, and subconsultant fees billed at cost with no markup.