Orange County is requesting proposals from qualified firms to provide disaster management, recovery and consulting services in the event of a natural disaster or man- made event. The County is seeking to enter into a contractual agreement with a firm to provide the services contained in this RFP. The contract to be awarded under this RFP will be a contract that will be activated only upon declaration of an emergency declared by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. As such, no compensation will be accrued to the Contractor unless and until the contract is activated either in anticipation of a natural disaster or immediately after such disaster or man-made event. While cost may be one of a number of considerations used in selecting a firm for the project, the qualifications and competence of the firm will be the paramount consideration in the selection process. Proposer will be required to submit an hourly rate schedule for key personnel used in management of services. The County requires disaster management, recovery and consulting services to support the oversight and management of debris recovery contractors. As such, the consultant should be capable of providing a range of related services including damage assessment, training, emergency planning, infrastructure restoration, logistics planning, GIS operations and other services as needed and ordered by the County. Additional services may include, but not limited to, facilitating communication with FEMA, the State of North Carolina and other state and federal agencies, pre-event planning, post event review, grant writing and reimbursement services. A. Disaster Debris Monitoring Services The selected firm will be expected to provide disaster debris monitoring services to include debris generated from the public rights-of-way, private property, and drainage areas/canals, waterways and other public, eligible, or designated areas. Questions concerning this RFP should be directed to: Jovana Amaro Orange County Purchasing Agent E-mail: jamaro@orangecountync.gov All questions pertaining to this RFP must be submitted, in writing, no later than January 6, 2023 at 5:00 pm. Only written questions will be considered formal It is the intent of the County to enter into a two (2) year contract with the option to extend the contract for four (4) additional one year periods upon mutual agreement of both parties. Orange County reserves the right to waive minor informalities, to reject any and/or all proposals, and to accept any proposal which, in its opinion, may be in the best interest of Orange County. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time
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