Request for Qualifications & Proposals for Prof Environmental Serv Brownfield Assessment Grant

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS (RFQP)Professional Environmental Services forCity of Rawlins, Wyoming - Brownfield Community-Wide Assessment Grant IntroductionThe Department of Environmental Quality (Procuring Agency) Wyoming Brownfields Assistance Program via the City of Rawlins Wyoming is soliciting qualifications and proposals for professional environmental services from qualified environmental consulting firms (Respondents) to provide environmental assessment services to the City of Rawlins with the needs outlined in the RFQP. The City of Rawlins plans to select a single Respondent that meets the threshold and selection criteria outlined in this RFQP. The RFQP is open to all qualified environmental professionals (QEPs) capable and qualified to meet the objectives and requirements described in this document.  Qualified Woman-owned businesses (WBE) Minority-owned businesses (MBE) and/or Veteran-owned businesses (VBE) organizations are encouraged to respond. Only proposals received no later than 2:00pm MST on September 12, 2024, will be considered. Upon receipt, all RFQP submissions will be reviewed for completeness in accordance with the threshold and selection criteria contained herein.  If threshold criteria are satisfied, the City of Rawlins will assess each Respondent’s qualifications based upon the selection criteria.  Once the selection committee has reviewed and ranked all Respondent proposals, if determined necessary, the top 3 scoring Respondents will be selected for an interview with the selection committee.   Interviews will be held during the week of September 16, 2024, with a specific date and time to be determined.    Questions must be submitted via email to Lynn Shearer, City Clerk, document.write('lshearer'+'@'+'rawlinswy.gov')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address., by 12:00 pm MST August 29, 2024.   Questions and written responses will be provided to all interested Respondents, via email.  It is the Respondent’s responsibility to provide a current email address. Documents may be examined at the City Clerk's Office at the City of Rawlins, Clerk’s Office at City Hall, PO Box 953, 521 W Cedar Street, Rawlins, WY  82301, by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, 1001, or by downloading them from the Rawlins website at www.rawlinswy.gov/bids.    BackgroundIn 2023, the City of Rawlins applied for and was selected to receive a Brownfields Community-Wide assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for assessment of sites effected by hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, or petroleum.  Assessment Grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to Brownfield sites.  A portion of the Assessment Grant funding must be used to conduct site assessments.   Assessment Grant funds may not be used to conduct cleanup activities.  The contractor will assist the city in developing all or some of the project components, as described below. ObjectiveThe purpose of this Contract is to secure a Technical Support Contractor to perform professional engineering and environmental consulting services to the City of Rawlins to assess sites, develop Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs) and certain cleanup planning activities at sites in accordance with ASTM standards, WDEQ Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) Statutes and Fact Sheets, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines and statutes, assessment grant guidelines and cooperative agreement requirements, and any other associated guidance.