About this opportunity
AI summaryLea County, New Mexico, is seeking proposals to establish multiple-source on-call price agreements for professional surveying services. The selected vendors will perform various offsite surveying duties across the county, including right-of-way, topographic, mapping, floodplain, aerial, and property surveying tasks for the Public Works Department. The opportunity is open to USA-based organizations. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Lea County's OpenGov Procurement portal before 3:00 pm local time on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Hard-copy, faxed, or emailed submissions will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted via the same portal by 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Submittals must include required forms such as the Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form and Non-Collusion Affidavit, along with proof of legally required insurance. Offerors seeking New Mexico Resident or Resident Veterans Preferences must submit state-issued certificates with their proposal. Responsive proposals will be evaluated based on criteria including the offeror's current volume of uncompleted work with the contracting agency, and the county will negotiate a contract with the highest qualified business.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Lea County
Scope of work
- Right of Way surveying tasks
- Topographic surveying tasks
- Mapping surveying tasks
- Floodplain surveying tasks
- Aerial surveying tasks
- Property surveying tasks
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Specialized Design and Technical Competence | 30 |
| Capacity and Capability | 25 |
| Past Record of Performance | 25 |
| Familiarity with Contracting Agency | 10 |
| Amount of Work to be done in New Mexico | 5 |
| Current Volume of Work with the Contracting Agency Not 75% Complete | 5 |
| New Mexico Resident Business Preference | 8 |
| New Mexico Resident Business Veteran's Preference | 10 |
Minimum qualifications
- Legally licensed to provide professional design services in the state of New Mexico
Documents to include with your response
- Letter of Transmittal
- Proposal addressing Evaluation Criteria
- Options, Exceptions or Variations document
- Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form
- New Mexico Resident / Resident Veterans Preference Certification (if applicable)
- Non-Collusion Affidavit
- Indebted To Or Expecting Receivable From County Individual Response
- Relations To County Individuals Response
- Financial Interest Of County Individual Response
- Authority Over Bank Account Response
Key dates
- RFP Release Date
- Friday, October 30, 2026
- Deadline to Submit Questions
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 before 5:00 pm
- Responses to Questions
- November 17, 2026
- Due Date
- Tuesday, December 1, 2026 before 3:00 pm
- Protest Deadline
- By 15 Days After Award
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via the County's OpenGov Procurement portal
- Instructions
- Submit electronically through https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/leacounty. Hard-copy, faxed, or emailed responses will not be accepted. Submit one proposal using standard 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch paper.
Contract details
- Term
- Initial one (1) year with the option for three (3) one (1) year renewal at the discretion of both parties.
- Place of performance
- Lea County, New Mexico
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial and General Liability $1,000,000/$2,000,000; Automobile Liability $1,000,000/$1,000,000; Worker's Compensation as required by Law; Professional Liability $1,000,000.
