Request For Qualifications For Airport Consultant Services

This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to provide Consultant Services to conduct a comprehensive study and site evaluation for a new general aviation airport located in Greene/George County, MS, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, determining its feasibility; including economic, operational, and environmental aspects.Interested individuals or firms may submit a printed and sealed RFQ to the Greene County Chancery Clerk’s Office, 400 Main St, Leakesville, MS 39451; no later than 10 am CST on Monday, August 25, 2025.  All proposals should contain the candidate’s name and mailing address on the outside of the envelope and reference to this RFQ. Those desiring consideration should submit one original RFQ letter and packet along with seven copies. The RFQ packets will be reviewed by the Greene-George Airport Advisory Selection Committee.The Consultant Service contract will be awarded to the candidate or firm whose RFQ packet is written within a competitive range and determined to be the most advantageous to the Greene-George Airport Project.Factors for consideration of an individual or firm will be understanding and experience with the comprehensive steps required to complete an in-depth feasibility study, site evaluation, environmental considerations, and compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations to support a general aviation airport's development and addition to FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).The candidate will also have a full understanding of grant requirements from the FAA and the MS Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) as related to a County’s financial management.The Selection Committee has prepared a Scope of Work (SOW) for this airport development, including: tasks, deliverables, objectives, requirements, and timeframes. The SOW includes: Feasibility Study, Site Evaluation, Environmental Considerations Review, and FAA-NPIAS Application Preparation for Greene/George County, Mississippi General Aviation Airport. The full SOW is on file at the Greene County Chancery Clerk’s Office (400 Main St, Leakesville, MS 39451) and the George County Administrative Office (329 Ratliff Street, Lucedale, MS 39452) during regular business hours. The official RFQ and SOW can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  Major factors to be considered in evaluating RFQ and their relative importance are set forth below. The project includes the following activities:A.  Feasibility Study Report which summarizes market demand, operational needs, economic impacts, regulatory requirements and preliminary cost/benefit analysis;B.  Site Evaluation to identify, review, and evaluate possible locations with ranking and recommendations & environmental considerations;C.  Grant Management to coordinate federal grant funding for the project, ensuring compliance with all grant requirements and providing leadership for document preparation to the FAA and MDOT;D. FAA-NPIAS Application Preparation by evaluating the proposed airport's suitability and completing the application packet for inclusion in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), see the Project’s Scope of Work-Section 4 for more task details;E. Final Report and Recommendations in the form of comprehensive summary of all findings and detailed evaluations of the proposed airport pertaining to Sections A-D.            Those individuals or firms desiring consideration should submit RFQ by the time and date stated above and must include the following:1. Qualifications - List of qualifications of each staff person to be assigned to the project.2. Experience - Information regarding the experience of the firm.  Information shall include types of project activities undertaken.3. Capacity for Performance - Identify the numbers and titles of staff available to be assigned to provide services.  Also include an estimated time required to accomplish each phase of the project.The RFQ will be reviewed by the Selection Committee Members appointed by each Board of Supervisors using the above criteria.  This committee will make a recommendation to the full Board. All proposals will be rated on the following system to determine the best respondent: Qualifications-25, Experience-40, Capacity-35, Total: 100 Points. Negotiations will be conducted to determine a mutually satisfactory contract first with the offeror receiving the highest number of points.  Contractual awards will be made to the qualified offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the project and counties.The Greene County Board of Supervisors and George County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Greene County and George County are an Equal Opportunity Employer.