PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR Design Criteria Professional for Walker Annex Remodel RFQ-26-019

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) has issued a competitive solicitation to select qualified firms for providing design criteria professional services related to the Walker Annex Remodel project. The procurement process emphasizes a qualifications-based selection, with proposals due by November 12, 2025, and responses must be submitted in accordance with detailed instructions, including multiple hard copies and an electronic version. The contract is structured as a professional services agreement under Florida law, incorporating state statutes, administrative rules, and standard contract conditions, with no federal FAR clauses referenced. The scope involves developing and refining the Owner’s Project Requirements, providing design criteria, and supporting FSDB through design, construction, and post-occupancy phases, with deliverables including reports, cost estimates, and updated project requirements. Evaluation will be based on a points system emphasizing qualifications, experience, understanding of project needs, approach, past performance, and socioeconomic participation, rather than solely on price. The process includes mandatory requirements, reference checks, and potential oral presentations, culminating in a best value award. The contract ceiling is set at $300,000, with payments made via detailed, itemized invoices submitted electronically. The solicitation emphasizes strict adherence to submission procedures, confidentiality, personnel qualifications, subcontractor approval, and compliance with public records laws. Additional special clauses address security, personnel certification, conflict of interest, contract modifications, and participation of minority and veteran business enterprises. All proposals must be sealed, labeled, and submitted by the specified deadline, with questions directed to designated contacts, and vendors responsible for monitoring for amendments or addenda published on FSDB’s website.