Request for Proposals for Performance of Expert Professional Port Planning and Marine Infrastructure Development (Small Business Enterprises) Environmental Engineering, Planning, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Services as requested on a task order

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PERFORMANCE OF EXPERT PROFESSIONAL PORT PLANNING AND MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES) - Environmental Engineering, Planning, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement SERVICES AS REQUESTED ON A “TASK ORDER” BASIS FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM (RFP# 6000002150)   The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the “Authority”) is seeking to identify firms interested in responding to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the performance of Expert Professional Port Planning and Marine Infrastructure Development – Environmental Engineering, Planning, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement Services [to be performed by Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) as requested on a “task order” basis for a four-year term. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING A virtual Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled on May 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please use the below link to access the meeting on May 15, 2024.   Event address for attendees: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting MDFhNWUwZjktOWNhZS00ODg0LWI4MDctZDE2YmQ1MzlhZjli%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c4484a25-d0d8-4ad0-916a-a889b6aa7a02%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b2450d76-6c95-4fc6-82e6-3b555bcbacbb%22%7d RFP# 6000002150 may be obtained online at https://panynj.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities  Addenda to the RFP, if any, will be posted at this website.  Monitor the solicitation on this website to ensure your awareness of any changes. Proposers must register and create a free Bonfire account at the provided link in order to log in and download the referenced solicitation and associated information, and in order to upload proposal submissions.  Registration on the Bonfire platform requires a registration that is separate and distinct from all other Authority software platforms. It is currently anticipated that proposals shall be due by 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on May 23, 2024 or as otherwise indicated in the document.  The Authority shall accept only those proposals in electronic format for which the submission or modification is completed at the time of the Proposal Due Date.  Emailed submissions, hand deliveries and mailed deliveries (e.g., UPS, USPS) will not be accepted.  **SEE RFP DOCUMENT FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS** If you have any technical problems accessing the documents online, email us at contact@example.gov or call us at +1 (555) 000-0000 for assistance.  Your email should include the RFP number, your firm name, email address, contact person, mailing address, and phone number. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority), in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, businesses will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an award. Additionally, all bidders (including proposers, and respondents, as applicable) are notified that the Port Authority will ensure that, with respect to any contract/agreement entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises, minority business enterprises and woman-owned business enterprises, as applicable, will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids, proposals and responses, as applicable, in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.   Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Due date:05/23/2024 2:00 PM See Document Contract term: See Document County(ies): All NYS counties Location: See Document Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None