DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Environmental Engineering Services for the Florida Forest Service
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ)
As an engineer, you are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, hereinafter referred to as Owner.
The Department is seeking to obtain a pre-qualified vendor pool that will provide the Department with environmental engineering services pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes and related statues and rules. The anticipated budget is $5,000,000.
PROJECT NAME: Environmental Engineering Services for the Florida Forest Service.
LOCATION: Throughout Florida
SOLICITATION DOCUMENT: The entire solicitation document, which includes specifications, may be viewed and downloaded from the Vendor Bid System at http://myflorida.com, click on Business, Doing Business with the State of Florida, Everything for Vendors and Customers, Vendor Bid System, Search Advertisements, Bid Number SOQ/FFS-17/18-22, or by calling the Purchasing Office at (850) 617-7181.
PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.
DISCRIMINATION; DENIAL OR REVOCATION FOR THE RIGHT TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES: An entity or affiliate who had been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.
Statements of Qualifications will be received and publicly opened:
DATE AND TIME: October 25, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)617-7181.
CONTRACT AWARD: The official Notice of Award Recommendation will be by electronic posting at http://www.myflorida.com/apps/vbs/vbs_www.search_r2.criteria_form. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. If no protest is filed, the contract will be awarded to the qualified bidder in accordance with Chapter 60D-5 by the Owner.
