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Solicitation Information

Solicitation Number:

BRC0000281

Title:

On-Call Environmental Laboratory Services Programs

Department:

Public Works

Bid Type:

Service

Bid Amount:

$1,335,000.00

Commodity:

TESTING SERVICES - CHEMICAL (FOR LABORATORY TESTING, SEE 962

Description:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Public Works requests Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) to provide various services for the On-Call Environmental Laboratory Services Programs (BRC0000281). These programs have been designed to have a potential maximum contract term of 4 years, consisting of an initial 3-year term and a potential additional one 1-year option renewals. The Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) with contract specifications, forms, and instructions for preparing and submitting SOQs may be accessed at http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts/ or may be requested from Ms. Amber Albert at (626) 458-4199 or aalbert@pw.lacounty.gov, or from Mr. Danny Medina at (626) 458-4080 or dmedina@pw.lacounty.gov, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Service Contract Group Estimated Annual Amount Group A: Stormwater $300,000 Group B: Drinking Water $1,000,000 Group C: Industrial/Hazardous Substances/Waste $35,000 Note: Public Works intends to award multiple services contracts for each Service Contract Group identified above as A, B, and C. Proposers may submit SOQs for any combination of the three Groups. Proposers must clearly specify for which Service Contract Group(s) they are submitting a SOQ. SOQs will be evaluated and awarded independently. Each proposer whose SOQ meets the minimum mandatory requirements and receives a preliminary score of no less than 70 points in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth herein, may be awarded a contract. The assignment of work for each Group will be in accordance with Section F (Assignment of Work) of the corresponding Scope of Work for each Group: Exhibit A.1 (Stormwater), A.2 (Drinking Water), and A.3 (Industrial/Hazardous Substances/Waste). PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS SOLICITATION. ALL ADDENDA AND INFORMATIONAL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts. "Do Business with Public Works" Website Registration All interested proposers for this RFSQ are strongly encouraged to register at http://pw.lacounty.gov/general/contracts/opportunities/. Only those firms registered for this RFSQ through the website will receive automatic notification when any update to this RFSQ is made. The County does not have an obligation to notify any proposers other than through the Public Works website's automatic notification system. Doing Business with Local Small Business Enterprise, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, and Social Enterprise The County strongly encourages participation from firms, primes, and subcontractors, which are certified in the County's Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Social Enterprise (SE) Preference Programs. The County's LSBE, DVBE, and SE Preference Programs require firms to complete a certification process to receive certain benefits allowed only for LSBE, DVBE, and SE, such as a 15 percent price preference, not to exceed $150,000, when applicable, and LSBE Prompt Payment Program. The following link provides additional information on being County certified LSBE, DVBE, and SE: http://dcba.lacounty.gov. Minimum Mandatory Requirements: At the time of SOQs submission, proposers must meet all minimum requirements set forth in the RFSQ documents including, but not limited to: IMPORTANT: Each minimum requirement listed below must be met by the proposing entity. 1. Proposer and subcontractor(s), if any, must have a minimum of 5 years of experience testing the following based on Service Contract Group: Service Contract Group Testing Requirement Group A: Stormwater Wastewater and stormwater samples for constituents as listed in Form PW-2.A, Schedule of Prices. Group B: Drinking Water Drinking water samples for constituents as listed in Form PW-2.B, Schedule of Prices. Group C: Industrial/Hazardous Substances/Waste Industrial wastewater discharges and soil samples for constituents as listed in Form PW-2.C, Schedule of Prices. 2. Proposer must have a sampling receiving site and a stationary laboratory located in Los Angeles County to receive the samples. Subcontractors, if any, do not need to have an office and stationary laboratory located in Los Angeles County. 3. Proposer and subcontractors, if any, performing water quality testing must submit proof of active and valid accreditation by the California State Water Resources Control Board's Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program and include the associated Accredited Fields of Testing list. Proposer or subcontractor(s) must also be certified to test for fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) contaminants. Subcontractor's address listed in the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program certification do not need to be located in Los Angeles County. There will be no Proposers' Conference for this solicitation. The deadline to submit written questions for a response is Thursday, December 29, 2022, by or before 5 p.m. The deadline to submit SOQs is Tuesday, January 11, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. Please direct your questions to Ms. Albert or Mr. Medina. IMPORTANT NOTICE Submission of SOQs will only be accepted electronically using BidExpress or electronic SOQs via universal serial bus drive or compact disk to the Cashiers Office in Public Works Headquarters located on the Mezzanine Floor, 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, California 91803. Submission of hard copy SOQs will not be accepted. SOQs MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING THE FOLLOWING METHOD: Electronic Submission of SOQs In lieu of submitting electronic SOQs to the Cashier's Office, you may submit SOQs electronically on www.bidexpress.com, a secure online bidding service website. To submit your SOQs electronically, register with BidExpress, prior to the due date above. A new registration page must be signed, notarized, and received by BidExpress customer support for processing before the due date. An Infotech/BidExpress Set-up Guide is included as Attachment 6 for reference. There is a nominal service fee to use BidExpress. Please note, each upload of file in BidExpress is limited to 10 MB per file up to 50 files for a total of 500 MB. Proposers shall plan ahead and allow sufficient time to account for the registration and file size limitations before the SOQs submission deadline to complete the uploading of SOQ files. If proposer submits a SOQ through BidExpress, proposer should not send hard copies, compact disc, or any other materials to the County via mail. SOQs received after the closing date and time specified in this Notice of RFSQ will be rejected by Public Works as nonresponsive. The County reserves the right to cancel this RFSQ at any time at its sole discretion. In the event of any such rejection of SOQs or cancellation of this solicitation, the County will not be liable for any costs incurred in connection with proposers' preparation and submittal in response to this RFSQ.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Public Works requests Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) to provide various services for the On-Call Environmental Laboratory Services Programs (BRC0000281). These programs have been designed to have a potential maximum contract term of 4 years, consisting of an initial 3-year term and a potential additional one 1-year option renewals. The Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) with contract specifications, forms, and instructions for preparing and submitting SOQs may be accessed at http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts/ or may be requested from Ms. Amber Albert at (626) 458-4199 or aalbert@pw.lacounty.gov, or from Mr. Danny Medina at (626) 458-4080 or dmedina@pw.lacounty.gov, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Service Contract Group Estimated Annual Amount
Group A: Stormwater $300,000
Group B: Drinking Water $1,000,000
Group C: Industrial/Hazardous Substances/Waste $35,000

Note: Public Works intends to award multiple services contracts for each Service Contract Group identified above as A, B, and C. Proposers may submit SOQs for any combination of the three Groups. Proposers must clearly specify for which Service Contract Group(s) they are submitting a SOQ. SOQs will be evaluated and awarded independently. Each proposer whose SOQ meets the minimum mandatory requirements and receives a preliminary score of no less than 70 points in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth herein, may be awarded a contract. The assignment of work for each Group will be in accordance with Section F (Assignment of Work) of the corresponding Scope of Work for each Group: Exhibit A.1 (Stormwater), A.2 (Drinking Water), and A.3 (Industrial/Hazardous Substances/Waste).

PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS SOLICITATION. ALL ADDENDA AND INFORMATIONAL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts.

"Do Business with Public Works" Website Registration

All interested proposers for this RFSQ are strongly encouraged to register at http://pw.lacounty.gov/general/contracts/opportunities/. Only those firms registered for this RFSQ through the website will receive automatic notification when any update to this RFSQ is made. The County does not have an obligation to notify any proposers other than through the Public Works website's automatic notification system.

Doing Business with Local Small Business Enterprise, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, and Social Enterprise

The County strongly encourages participation from firms, primes, and subcontractors, which are certified in the County's Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Social Enterprise (SE) Preference Programs. The County's LSBE, DVBE, and SE Preference Programs require firms to complete a certification process to receive certain benefits allowed only for LSBE, DVBE, and SE, such as a 15 percent price preference, not to exceed $150,000, when applicable, and LSBE Prompt Payment Program. The following link provides additional information on being County certified LSBE, DVBE, and SE: http://dcba.lacounty.gov.

Minimum Mandatory Requirements: At the time of SOQs submission, proposers must meet all minimum requirements set forth in the RFSQ documents including, but not limited to:

IMPORTANT: Each minimum requirement listed below must be met by the proposing entity.

1. Proposer and subcontractor(s), if any, must have a minimum of 5 years of experience testing the following based on Service Contract Group:

Service Contract Group Testing Requirement
Group A: Stormwater Wastewater and stormwater samples for constituents as listed in Form PW-2.A, Schedule of Prices.
Group B: Drinking Water Drinking water samples for constituents as listed in Form PW-2.B, Schedule of Prices.
Group C: Industrial/Hazardous Substances/Waste Industrial wastewater discharges and soil samples for constituents as listed in Form PW-2.C, Schedule of Prices.

2. Proposer must have a sampling receiving site and a stationary laboratory located in Los Angeles County to receive the samples. Subcontractors, if any, do not need to have an office and stationary laboratory located in Los Angeles County.

3. Proposer and subcontractors, if any, performing water quality testing must submit proof of active and valid accreditation by the California State Water Resources Control Board's Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program and include the associated Accredited Fields of Testing list. Proposer or subcontractor(s) must also be certified to test for fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) contaminants. Subcontractor's address listed in the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program certification do not need to be located in Los Angeles County.

There will be no Proposers' Conference for this solicitation. The deadline to submit written questions for a response is Thursday, December 29, 2022, by or before 5 p.m.

The deadline to submit SOQs is Tuesday, January 11, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. Please direct your questions to Ms. Albert or Mr. Medina.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Submission of SOQs will only be accepted electronically using BidExpress or electronic SOQs via universal serial bus drive or compact disk to the Cashiers Office in Public Works Headquarters located on the Mezzanine Floor, 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, California 91803. Submission of hard copy SOQs will not be accepted.

SOQs MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING THE FOLLOWING METHOD:
Electronic Submission of SOQs

In lieu of submitting electronic SOQs to the Cashier's Office, you may submit SOQs electronically on www.bidexpress.com, a secure online bidding service website.

To submit your SOQs electronically, register with BidExpress, prior to the due date above. A new registration page must be signed, notarized, and received by BidExpress customer support for processing before the due date. An Infotech/BidExpress Set-up Guide is included as Attachment 6 for reference. There is a nominal service fee to use BidExpress.

Please note, each upload of file in BidExpress is limited to 10 MB per file up to 50 files for a total of 500 MB. Proposers shall plan ahead and allow sufficient time to account for the registration and file size limitations before the SOQs submission deadline to complete the uploading of SOQ files. If proposer submits a SOQ through BidExpress, proposer should not send hard copies, compact disc, or any other materials to the County via mail.

SOQs received after the closing date and time specified in this Notice of RFSQ will be rejected by Public Works as nonresponsive.
The County reserves the right to cancel this RFSQ at any time at its sole discretion. In the event of any such rejection of SOQs or cancellation of this solicitation, the County will not be liable for any costs incurred in connection with proposers' preparation and submittal in response to this RFSQ.

Open Day:

12/20/2022

Closed Date:

5/31/2023 5:30:00 PM

Contact Name:

Amber Albert

Contact Phone:

(626) 458-4199

Contact Email:

aalbert@pw.lacounty.gov

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Until or unless a properly executed purchase order or service agreement is issued to a vendor, this "Intent" may be changed, modified or canceled at the sole discretion of the County. The County will assume no financial responsibility or obligation to any supplier or service provider based on this "Intent" to award.

Pursuant to County Purchasing Policy M-1100, A bid protest may be filed by Vendors who submitted a bid response for the intended award information below. Information and procedures for filing a bid protest can be accessed from LA County Bid/Vendor Protest Policy.

With limited exceptions, solicitations conducted under the statutory authority of the Purchasing Agent are price-based with the resultant award being made to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder that fully meets and complies with all of the specifications and requirements of the solicitation.

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