This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Baltimore, Maryland. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has certified the need to utilize the services of engineers and architects for the following contracts. The State Highway Administration (SHA) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for supporting the critical functions of the Office of Traffic and Safety (OOTS) Traffic Operations Division (TOD) including professional engineering, operations support, and construction management and inspection of traffic control devices, signing, lighting, and intelligent transportation systems to ensure they are constructed, maintained, and operated per plans, specifications, and State/Federal requirements. The Consultant Firms shall be proficient in the services listed in this RFP and shall bring an experienced and expert staff to the contracts as required. Firms interested in being considered must submit a complete Standard Form (SF) 330 concurrent with the technical proposal. SHA anticipates awarding up to five (5) open-end, task-order based contracts that may cover multiple projects for these services. The duration of the Contracts will not exceed five (5) years. The total funding authority for all five (5) contracts shall not exceed $40,000,000.00. SHA reserves the right to modify the total funding authority. No minimum amount of work or funds is guaranteed under these Contracts. The Contracts will be funded with State and Federal Funds. An Offeror, either directly or through its subcontractor(s), must be able to provide all services and meet all the requirements requested in this solicitation and the successful Offeror (the Contractor) shall remain responsible for Contract performance regardless of subcontractor participation in the work. Firms interested in being considered for work on these contracts must submit a Technical Proposal for the contracts as set forth herein. Contracts resulting from this solicitation shall be structured as indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) and payment methods shall include cost plus fixed fee and unit cost rates. Additional information regarding payment methods will be provided to the selected firms in the Request for Price Proposals and subsequent Secondary Qualifications Based Selection for task-order assignments. To standardize the method of proposal submission, and to facilitate distribution of proposal materials, it shall be necessary that all firms observe the following procedures If a Joint Venture (JV) responds to this RFP, SHA will not accept separate Proposals from the JV constituents. A firm will not be permitted to submit on more than one (1) JV for this RFP. Also, a firm that responds to this RFP as a prime or a prime JV constituent may not be included as a designated subcontractor to another firm that responds as a prime to this RFP. Multiple responses under any of the foregoing situations may cause the rejection of all responses of the firms involved. The above does not preclude a firm that has not submitted as a prime from being set forth as a designated subcontractor to more than one (1) prime responding to this RFP. All proposals received for these contracts will be reviewed on a competitive basis. The Firms that submit the highest rated Technical Proposals will be requested to submit Price Proposals. Salary, Payroll Burden, and Overhead limitations have been eliminated. Salaries shall be actual per-hour salary rates as supported by Certified Payroll Rosters while Prime and Subconsultants' Payroll Burden and Overhead rates shall be supported by either a Maryland Department of Transportation Business Unit approval letter or by an annual overhead audit performed by an independent Certified Public Accountant in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations 48 Code of Federal Regulation 1, Part 31 and applicable MDOT guidelines. The annual overhead audits shall identify separate rates for both home office overhead and field overhead. If negotiations with the Firms are timely and successful, contracts may be awarded to those Firms. Written questions from prospective Offerors will be accepted by the Procurement Officer through electronically only. All questions concerning submissions and procedures must be submitted via electronically no later than November 7, 2023, at 12:00 pm. The BCS number must be referenced in the email subject line. Problems submitting emails shall be reported to the Consultant Services Division (CSD) telephone number 410-545-0437. It is the goal of MDOT that disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) participate in all federal-aid contracts. Each contract will be evaluated for the placement of a goal for DBE participation on a contract by-contract basis. Technical Proposals received after the deadline time will not be accepted, no matter how transmitted, and will be returned unopened to the Consultant. SHA reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals received in response to this request and is not liable for any cost incurred by any Firm in connection with the preparation and presentation of Proposals. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.