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

Read carefully as the following revisions have been made to this document: Add date and section(s) to be revised o On 03/16/23, GENERAL the Fee & Escalation table has been revised o On 04/01/22, GENERAL, Ukraine-Russian-related Sanctions Requirement added o On 04/01/22, SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQs), the electronic submittal time changed to 10:00am Note: Questions concerning this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) must be submitted in writing to the attention of Alma Cortez at alma.cortez@dot.ca.gov. Questions must be received no later than seven (7) business days after the RFQ advertisement. Consultants contacting the District or Division directly seeking information about this RFQ will be disqualified from consideration in the selection process. Proposers are advised that Caltrans has established a federally mandated overall annual DBE goal comprising both race neutral and race conscious elements to ensure equal participation of DBE groups specified in 49 CFR 26.5. In compliance with 49 CFR 26, Caltrans set a contract goal for DBEs participating in this solicitation expressed as a percentage of the total dollar value of the resultant Agreement. The DBE participation goal for this solicitation is twenty-three percent (23%). See section I.H. in this RFQ for requirements. The estimated contract amount is $12,247,316 - $19,901,8889. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The estimated contract term is 3 years Interviews will be held via WebEx on February 27, 2024. Confirmation letters will be sent to those firms short-listed. Only participation by certified DBEs will count toward the contract goal for this solicitation. In order to count toward a contract goal, a firm must be certified as a DBE by the California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) and possess the NAICS and work codes applicable to the type of work the firm will perform on the Agreement by the SOQ submittal due date. NAICS and Work codes are provided by the Office of Civil Rights website. It is the proposer's responsibility to verity that the DBE firm is certified as a DBE by the specified SOQ submittal due date and time. The list of DBEs certified by the CUCP are located on the Office of Civil Rights website. A DBE must perform a commercially useful function (CUF) for the type of work it will perform on the Agreement as provided in 49 CFR 26.55I(1)-(4). A DBE performs a CUF when it is responsible for the execution of a distinct element of the work of the Agreement and is carrying out its responsibilities by actually performing, managing, and supervising the work involved. SCOPE OF WORK/DELIVERABLES The work to be performed for this RFQ is described in the Scope of Work/Deliverables and is hereby incorporated as Attachment 1. Purpose of Work. The Consultant shall perform consultation, research, professional and technical services required for Environmental Generalist Services, including, but not limited to, field sampling, construction materials testing, analysis, reports, plant inspection and work related to testing equipment calibration, on an "as-needed" basis to support the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Division of Environmental, Environmental Generalist Services Program, District 9, from 0 phase to 4 phase completion of various Projects, in the maintenance, development and construction of proposed Caltrans transportation facilities. The Caltrans Contract Manager shall assign specific work to the Consultant to assist the Caltrans work force through the issuance of Task Orders describing in detail the services to be performed. The Consultant shall only perform work that is assigned in an authorized Task Order. The Contract does not guarantee that a Task Order shall be issued. The Consultant may provide services to Caltrans including, but not limited to, the preparation of various levels of Environmental Documents and Documentation (ED) and any incidental related environmental technical studies and deliverables such as Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Initial Study (IS)/Negative Declaration (ND)/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Environmental Assessments (EA)/Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI), or Categorical Exemptions (CE)/Categorical Exclusions (CE) as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and other applicable statutes, laws, regulations, and policies; project environmental compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and other applicable statutes, laws, regulations, and policies; providing support in obtaining environmentally related permits, licenses, agreements, and certifications (PLACs) from various Federal, State, or Local Resource Agencies or entities; conducting short and long-term environmental mitigation monitoring prior to, during, and after construction projects; providing support for environmental public hearings, community scope meetings and other professional public awareness/outreach activities as required for project approval under Federal and State environmental statutes, laws, regulations, and policies; Community Impact Assessments (CIA); Socioeconomic Impact Analyses; Section 4(f)/6(f) Evaluation; Air Quality; Biological Services; Paleontological Services; Water Quality Studies; Generalist Environmental Services; other services; and Cultural Services and Staff Assistants. Location of Work. The work shall be performed on projects to improve the State transportation system throughout the counties of Inyo, Mono, and Eastern Kern in California, within the limits of District 9. The other specific location within the above-described geographical limits of the work to be performed within this geographic area shall be identified in each Task Order. It may become necessary for Caltrans, Division of Division of Environmental, Environmental Generalist Services Program, District 9, projects to extend into another adjoining Division of Division of Environmental, Environmental Generalist Services Program, District 6, 8, or 10/County line. Certain San Bernardino California County projects may also require studies/work that extends into adjacent counties adjoining Caltrans' District 9 outside of the boundary of Caltrans' District 9. In some instances, data collection may involve regional analysis beyond the counties identified or into adjoining states to properly assess the context and intensity of impacts to the concerned resources. In such instances, the project work shall not extend more than a thirty (30)- mile radius from the District/County, Division of Environmental Generalist Services, Program, District 9, District 9 geographic boundary. These services shall be required to be provided domestically within the continental U.S.A. as well as internationally. The Consultant shall be capable of delivering the Environmental Generalist Services primarily in the USA. Environmental Generalist Services may be required at international locations. The Consultant shall be capable of performing Environmental Generalist Services at international locations if needed. The Environmental Generalist Services work shall be performed at Division of Environmental, Environmental Generalist Services Program, District 9 Office. The Olancha-Cartago Archaeological Pre-Mitigation (09-21342/0918000009) and Olancha-Cartago Desert Tortoise Exclusion Fencing (09-21341/0914000036) projects are excluded from the Contract.