Statewide Weigh Station Scale Maintenance Services

The Florida Department of Transportation is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for statewide maintenance services of its Weigh-in-Motion, Virtual Weigh-in-Motion, and Static Scale systems under solicitation DOT-RFP-26-9081-DG, with responses due by June 11, 2026. All respondents must be registered in the MyFloridaMarketplace system and, if outside Florida, must be authorized to conduct business in the state. Providers must hold any required licenses from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and comply with strict anti-lobbying rules that prohibit contact with state officials between solicitation release and 72 hours after the intended award notice. The contract prohibits engagement with companies listed on Florida’s Scrutinized Companies Lists for activities in Sudan or Iran’s petroleum sector if the contract exceeds $1 million, and requires vendors to certify compliance with E-Verify, data sovereignty laws prohibiting offshore data handling, and the Build America, Buy America and Section 889 NDAA provisions. The solicitation mandates strict adherence to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and related nondiscrimination statutes covering race, national origin, sex, disability, and age, including reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access for persons with limited English proficiency. All proposals must follow a three-part structure—Technical Proposal, Price Proposal, and Vendor Forms—submitted as unzipped PDFs not exceeding 25MB, with no text in the email body and a precise subject line. The evaluation is based on a best-value trade-off model totaling 110 points, with technical merit carrying 100 points across management plan, relevant experience, and technical approach, while price accounts for only 10 points and is scored relative to the lowest compliant bid; technical proposals must score at least 70 points to be eligible. Performance will occur statewide, with maintenance performed at 18 identified locations, and deliverables must conform to NIST Handbook 44, ASTM E1318, Florida Administrative Code Chapter 60-8, and Section 508 accessibility standards, with a required 99.999% system uptime. The contract has an initial term through April 1, 2031, with an option for six-month extensions up to five additional years. Vendors must submit a performance bond prior to proposal submission and execute the full bond before award. All intellectual property developed under the contract vests exclusively in the state, and vendors are prohibited from using tools that impose licensing obligations