Natural Resource Services
- Client
- Vermont Agency of Transportation
- Solicitation No.
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- Posted
- 10/22/2026
- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe Vermont Agency of Transportation seeks contractors to provide natural resource services assisting in project planning, design, construction, and maintenance. Contractors must assess potential direct, indirect, and secondary environmental impacts to a wide variety of natural resources across various transportation projects, including roadways, bridges, trails, railroads, and airports. Offsite performance is required, and the solicitation will result in multiple contract awards. Eligibility is limited to onshore USA organizations, and prequalification is not required. Applicants can submit proposals digitally via email or online, with all written questions due by 2:00 p.m. on November 4, 2026. The contract period will run for two years.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from RFP_NaturalResourceServices2027.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation is seeking contractor services to assist in taking potential environmental impacts into consideration during project planning, design, construction, and maintenance. Assessments will be made to direct, indirect, and secondary impacts to natural resources across various transportation modal projects. Multiple contract awards are anticipated, and prequalification is not required to submit a proposal.
- Issued by
- Vermont Agency of Transportation
- Questions and requests for clarification due
- 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- User account request for FTP submission due
- no later than four (4) business days before the RFP due date
- Proposals due
- prior to 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via FTP site
- Submission details
- Submit proposals via the provided FTP site. Technical proposal must not exceed 24 single-sided 8.5x11 inch pages in font size 12. Cost proposal must be submitted as a separate PDF.
- Contract term
- Initial term of two (2) years with the option of extending for two additional two (2) year periods, for a total maximum of six (6) years.
- Place of performance
- Project sites and municipalities throughout Vermont, with some meetings held at AOT headquarters in Barre.
- Insurance and bonding
- Maintain in full force and effect the insurance coverages set forth in the Vermont State Insurance Specification.
- Funding
- State funds, Federal Highway Association (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or FEMA
How proposals are evaluated
| Qualification Based Selection (experience, specialists availability, required specialized equipment, capacity, creative ideas, technical solution, and past performance) | |
| Best Value Selection (technical qualifications and cost) |
Scope of work
- Assist in taking potential environmental impacts into consideration during project planning, design, construction, and maintenance
- Assess direct, indirect, and secondary impacts to natural resources
- Assess natural resources across transportation modal projects including roadways, bridges, bike/pedestrian trails, railroads, and airports
Minimum qualifications
- Current 48 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 31 FAR Compliant Financial Systems
Documents to include with the bid
- Signed Cover Letter
- Technical Capability/Approach
- Business and Management Structure
- Organizational Chart
- Key Personnel Resumes
- Subcontracts Information and Resumes
- Past Performance and Reference Form (Attachment Q)
- Certification of Contractor/Consultant
- Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Debarment and Non-Collusion Affidavit (Form CA-91)
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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