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Reference Number 0000387053 Question Deadline 05/30/2025 at 5:00 PM PT Questions are submitted online Yes Purchase Type - Term: 07/01/2025 03:00 AM EDT - 06/30/2029 03:00 AM EDT General Requirements - Insurance Required The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen/District) is pleased to announce the issuance of this Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQP) for professional on-call consulting services to evaluate District programs, services, activities and facilities for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. Midpen is seeking general qualification for on-call consulting services for ADA compliance and peer review. Midpen intends to enter into one or more on-call contract(s) with selected firms or individuals to provide on-call services for an initial contract term of one (1) year with the option for the District in its sole discretion to renew the contract each fiscal year for up to three (3) additional years. The value of work under any given contract is not expected to exceed $52,000 per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30 annually). In addition, firms and individuals responding to this RFQP may be pre-qualified to provide professional services for projects offered outside of the on-call process. Project locations are primarily remote, relatively undeveloped sites within San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties. Projects sites may include existing Midpen Preserves, potential new Preserve sites, or Midpen field or administrative offices (see Attachment 1). Access to project sites often requires using a four-wheel drive vehicle with a trained driver and hiking over rough, uneven and at times heavily vegetated and steep terrain. Project hazards may include stinging or biting insects, venomous animals, poison oak or other poisonous plants, or extreme weather. Driving access to the Preserves can be over narrow and winding rural roads that require significant travel time. Midpen will develop individual scopes of work on a project-by-project basis, as needed, and issue Task Orders with individual scopes of work to the qualified consultant selected for that particular project. Consulting services may include Serve as on-call accessibility specialist for Midpen's public access capital improvement and maintenance projects and programmatic activities Conduct peer review of plans and drawings that are developed by other consultants, including plan sets submitted for permitting and as-builts to confirm accessibility requirements have been incorporated into the plans Provide accessible design expertise to inform the design of capital improvement and maintenance projects Conduct site assessments to confirm accessibility requirements have been constructed correctly Provide recommendations for remedial measures and improvements to correct barriers and deficiencies Provide support and guidance associated with ADA related staff trainings at the District Provide professional guidance and recommendations based off ADA standards and guidelines for in-person events at Midpen, including but not limited to: review of event plans and layouts, recommended equipment and amenities (i.e. port-a-potty rentals) that are ADA compliant, etc. Provide guidance on Midpen sign program as-needed, including: District operational sign specifications; ensuring interpretive panels are accessible with language and design; additional support for interpretive opportunities including audio tours, braille trails, and accessible improvements in the Daniels Nature Center and other locations in the preserves that share interpretive material to the public. Provide assistance on troubleshooting the implementation of accessible web content as is required under the ADA Title II Web and Mobile Application Accessibility Rule. This may include assistance with identifying non-compliant content and guidance to develop compliant web content including PDFs, online forms and other digital documentation, developing compliant accessible documents, coordinating technical standard trainings, and helping the District to understand the user experience through a disability lens.