General Description of Services : The Tucson Airport Authority ( TAA ) invites interested engineering firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications ( SOQ ) in response to the Request for Qualifications ( RFQ ) for Professional Services required for 10220420 TAA Sustainability Study and Management Plan. TAA anticipates that it will award a Professional services contract for the Project to the person or firm on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of professional services pursuant to the procedures set forth in this request for qualifications General Description of Project : The project provides for consulting services to: 1) assess Tucson International Airport s (TUS) and Ryan Airfield s (RYN) resource use and waste streams; the programs, equipment, operations, and procedures that result in resource use and/or waste generation (at both airports); and previous or existing environmental/sustainability initiatives implemented by TAA (at both airports) (the Sustainability Study ) and 2) develop an Airport Sustainability Management plan (the Plan ), intended to encompass both airports, and as resulting from the findings of the Sustainability Study. The Plan shall meet the objectives established for both Airport Sustainability Plans and Sustainability Master Plans, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in which a plan is to: (use) baseline assessments of environmental resources and community outreach to identify sustainability objectives that will reduce environmental impacts, realize economic benefits, and improve
community relations (FAA, 2022). No Prices or Pricing Information : SOQs submitted by any interested persons or firms shall NOT include prices or any pricing information for the proposed services. Costs of Responding to the RFQ : Any and all costs associated with responding to this RFQ or providing an SOQ shall be borne solely by the interested person or firm. TAA s Right to Reject for Any Reason : TAA reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs, any other proposals or submissions, to cancel the RFQ, or to withhold the award of any contract relating to the RFQ for any reason which TAA determines. Interest List : TAA maintains an interest list consisting of all design professionals, contractors, subconsultants / subcontractors, and major suppliers who are interested in receiving notification of airport projects. Each firm must complete and submit, with its submittal, information with respect to each firm in the form included in the solicitation documents. Civil Rights Title VI Solicitation Notice . The Tucson Airport Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids 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. DBE : It is the policy of TAA to ensure that that Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms ("DBEs") shall have a fair and equal opportunity to participate in the TAA contracts. Specifically, it is the goal of TAA to ensure that, to the extent reasonably possible and consistent with other legal requirements that: (a) DBEs are not discriminated against in the award and administration of TAA's contracts; (b) a level playing field is created on which DBEs can compete fairly for TAA's contracts; and (c) any barriers to the participation of DBEs in TAA's contracts are removed. Although DBE participation in this project is not required, TAA encourages proposers to voluntarily seek out and consider opportunities with certified DBEs to participate. Legal Requirements : The services to be performed will be subject to the provisions of Title 34 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. 34-101, et seq ., as amended). All persons or firms submitting an SOQ and their subconsultants must be duly licensed to perform the work at the time the SOQ is submitted (or exempt from licensing requirements) pursuant to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. If a licensing exemption is claimed, the person or firm must set forth the basis for the claimed exemption in writing at the time the SOQ is submitted. In addition, the proposed project will be paid for in part with monies to be received from ADOT. For grant funded projects, additional terms and conditions may apply as set forth in the RFQ and proposed Contract Documents. Federal Requirements . Any person or firm submitting an SOQ in response to the RFQ must certify compliance with the trade restriction requirements set forth in 49 CFR Part 30 and will be required to comply with the requirements in any resulting contract. Any person or firm submitting an SOQ in response to the RFQ must certify compliance with the prohibitions found in Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 20. The successful Respondent to this RFQ will be required to assist TAA to ensure compliance with multiple federal requirements, including but not limited to those found in Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, and the regulatory provisions of 40 CFR Part 247. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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