Engineering Services for Sewer Collection and Water Distribution Line Improvements

The City of Meridian, Mississippi, through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) program, is soliciting qualified firms or individuals to provide engineering services focused on sewer collection and water distribution line improvements at Key Field, the Mississippi Air National Guard Base. This solicitation seeks proposals emphasizing firms’ qualifications, prior experience, and demonstrated capacity to perform such engineering work, with evaluation weighted 40 points each for qualifications and experience, and 20 points for capacity. The contract to be awarded will be a fixed-price agreement, with the selection based on a best-value trade-off considering the highest cumulative score rather than price alone. The scope of work includes infrastructure assessment, development of GIS data and reports, preparation of bid-ready design plans and specifications, updates to OLDCC performance measures, and assistance with reimbursement documentation. The services must comply with applicable federal and state regulations, notably procurement standards under 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart D, although no specific technical or industry standards are cited. Submissions must be delivered physically in a sealed envelope by 10:00 A.M. on January 5, 2026, to the City of Meridian’s purchasing office, with no electronic submissions permitted. No detailed contract clauses or pricing data are disclosed at this solicitation stage, and the contract period of performance is not specified. Inspection and acceptance of work will occur at the project site, managed by the City of Meridian, which will oversee compliance and final acceptance. The solicitation does not require special clearances or unique contract options and does not provide detailed administrative or payment processing specifics beyond referencing reimbursement filings to OLDCC. This procurement process focuses on securing a qualified engineering partner capable of delivering compliant and professionally sound design and assessment services for infrastructure improvements at a critical military-related facility.