Assessment Grant Qualified Environmental Professional

Location:	Indiana
Posted:	Feb 12, 2026
Due:	Mar 15, 2026
Agency:	City of Indianapolis and Marion County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	F - Natural Resources and Conservation Services R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	RFQual-13DMD-2026-1
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City of Indianapolis and Marion County

Request for Qualifications

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Request for Qualifications

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Agency Contact

Written Questions Due

Request for Qualifications

Submittal Deadline Delivery

Due Date and Time (Eastern

Time)

February 13, 2026

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Brownfield Redevelopment Program – EPA Community Wide

Assessment Grant Qualified Environmental Professional

Department of Metropolitan Development

Brandon Badger

Tel: (317) 327-5828

Email: brandon.badger2@indy.gov

Date: February 27, 2026, at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time

This Request for Qualifications will remain open for

submissions for a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the

date of issuance on February 13, 2026, and ending on March

15, 2026, at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time. The time period will

enable DMD to circulate to a pool of potential Consultants.

Delivery by email only to brandon.badger2@indy.gov

Electronic Submissions Only

Request for Qualifications Cover

City of Indianapolis Request for Qualifications

Department of Metropolitan Development

Brownfield Redevelopment Program – EPA

Community Wide Assessment Grant Qualified

Environmental Professional

Questions pertaining to the Request for Qualifications (RFQUAL) documents may be directed to

Brandon Badger, Principal Program Manager – Brownfield Redevelopment Program (BRP), in

writing by email to: brandon.badger2@indy.gov.

NOTE: Any related addenda to this RFQUAL, including written answers to questions,

will be posted on the Purchasing Division’s official website at www.indy.gov/purch

under the appropriate project heading. Addenda will NOT be sent directly to vendors.

Vendors will be responsible for periodically checking this website for any related

addenda up to and including the due date. Vendors should print out, sign, and return

written acknowledgement(s) with their RFQUAL. Failure to sign and return the

addenda may cause a response to be determined as non- responsive for review

purposes.

The City of Indianapolis and Marion County (hereinafter referred to as “City”) by and through the

Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD), Brownfield Redevelopment Program (BRP) is

seeking Request for Qualifications (RFQUAL) submittals regarding the contents herein. The City is

looking for professional environmental services from qualified environmental consulting firms

(Respondents) to provide environmental services to the City with the needs outlined in the

RFQUAL. The RFQUAL is open to all qualified environmental professionals (QEPs) capable and

qualified to meet the objectives and requirements described in this document.

1. General Information

The City’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program is requesting qualifications from consultants

(Consultants) interested in providing environmental consulting services in support of a Community-

Wide Assessment Grant (CWAG) awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

This RFQUAL is being issued to solicit information, qualification, and statements of interest from

firms able to provide such services as needed by the City to carry out the activities related to the

CWAG. Submission of a qualification statement does not guarantee that a respondent will be

contracted to perform any services; it only serves as notice to the City of Indianapolis that a

respondent desires to be considered.

2. Anticipated Scope of Work

The CWAG is intended to provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental

assessments, and community outreach. Respondents should review the attached Scope of Services

provided in Attachment A and submit qualifications for all the listed services.

3. Sample Agreement

Respondents should review the sample agreement provided in Attachment B. In accordance with

the process described below, any material elements of the agreement will be finalized prior to

agreement award.

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4. Submission Requirements

Qualified Consultants are invited to submit a written qualifications statement to the City for

consideration. The qualifications statement should address all of the services identified in this

RFQUAL; and teaming arrangements may be proposed but are not required. The minimum content of

the submission is outlined below.

a. Cover Letter explaining an overview of the company and the reason for applying;

b. Brief narrative history of the firm;

c. Proposed personnel, identifying all key personnel’s qualifications and a primary point of contact

for the City and its Agencies, and summaries of all key personnel’s qualifications, relevant work

experience and capacity;

d. Firm qualifications and related experience demonstrating the firm’s capabilities in addressing

contaminated properties, successfully completing projects, and, engaging with community

members and federal and state agencies;

e. Descriptions of technical and operational approaches for performing the services described

above;

f. State the firm’s status as a MBE/WBE/DOBE/VBE as part of the response. If the firm is

claiming MBE/WBE/DOBE/VBE status for itself or a subcontractor, valid certification must be

included in the response; and,

Firms that already have contracts with the City BRP for on-call environmental consulting services, but

who desire to compete for the services outlined in this RFQUAL should submit a full and complete

response to this RFQUAL.

5. MBE/WBE/VBE/DOBE (“XBE”) participation form or waiver

In accordance with Title I, Article IV, Section 202-401 of the Indianapolis’ Revised Code of the

Consolidated City and County and its Executive Order No. 5, 2008, the City encourages qualified

Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women Business Enterprises (WBE), Disability-Owned Business

Enterprises (DOBE) and Veteran Business Enterprises (VBE) to respond to this RFQUAL. The City

also encourages Respondents to identify and include qualified MBE/WBE/DOBE/VBE subcontractors in

their responses as described in the sample contract/Attachment B.

Respondents can view a list of City OMWBD approved MBE/WBE/VBE/DOBE vendors by going to

this web page: https://www.indy.gov/activity/find-omwbd-contractor and selecting the appropriate

monthly “Vendor Listing” spreadsheet.

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6. Terms and Conditions

6.1 Rights and Selection

The purpose of this RFQUAL is to serve the best interests of the City. The City does not create any

obligation, express or implied, of any kind or description by issuing this RFQUAL or receiving a

response. Neither this RFQUAL nor the response shall be considered a legal offer. The City reserves

the right to modify any provision of this RFQUAL or to withdraw the RFQUAL at any time prior to the

execution of a contract pursuant thereto.

The City reserves the rights to reject any or all responses, to request or issue clarifications, to make

inquiries of Respondents and their references and clients regarding qualifications and information

submitted as part of their responses, to determine which responses meet the City’s needs and to

pursue as many or as few agreements as are in the City’s best interest.

Consultants will be selected based on responses as to expertise, experience and other factors which

show them to be qualified, responsible, and capable of performing the work in the best interests of the

City. All decisions will be final. In the event the City does not enter agreements with Respondent(s)

initially selected to carry out the purposes described in this RFQUAL, the City may negotiate and enter

agreements with others.

6.2 Disclosure of responses/confidential information

All responses to this RFQUAL become the property of the City. Respondents are advised that materials

contained in proposals are subject to the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), IC 5-14-3 et seq., and,

after the contract awards, the entire RFQUAL file may be viewed and copied by any member of the

public, including news agencies and competitors. Respondents claiming a statutory exception to the

APRA must mark such documents as “confidential” and place all confidential documents (including the

requisite number of copies) in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Confidential” and must indicate in the

submission and on the outside of that envelope that confidential materials are included. If the

respondent does not identify the statutory exception, the City will not consider the submission

confidential. The City reserves the right to make determinations of confidentiality. If the City does not

agree that the information designated is confidential under one of the disclosure exceptions to APRA, it

may seek the opinion of the Public Access Counselor. Fees are not confidential information.

Respondents acknowledge that contracts that result from this RFQUAL are not confidential information,

and that the City will post the contracts on the City website as required by Section 141-105 of the

Revised Code of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County. Use by the public of any

document or the information contained therein shall not be considered an act of City.

6.3 Contracts

a. Terms: Respondent must review the sample contract/Attachment B and submit any requested

changes with its response. The City reserves the right to reject any requested changes. Only changes

requested in the response will be considered; all other terms are considered accepted by respondent.

b. Award: The City will award contracts to the respondents deemed qualified and responsive with

respect to factors determined in the sole discretion of the City and based on the City’s review of the

respondents’ abilities to provide the required services and on the City’s needs. Notice of Awards will

be provided to the selected respondents at the earliest possible date.

c. Negotiation: After selection of respondents by appropriate City officials, contract negotiations will

commence. In addition to fees, negotiations may include alternate provisions presented by the

respondent and additional terms and conditions to which the parties agree. If at any time contract

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negotiations are determined to be ineffective, the City may terminate negotiations.

d. Costs. Any travel or preparation costs associated with a response to this RFQUAL shall be at

respondent’s expense and shall not be included in any related contract or fee negotiations.

7. Compensation / Cost

Since this is a Request for Qualifications only, any Vendor submission of compensation / costs will

cause your submittal to be rejected. After the City selects a short list of candidates, negotiations will

begin with qualified Vendors and the City will encourage, only at that time, innovative responses

regarding compensation / costs for representing the City in providing consulting services.

8. Provide an electronic submission of the response to this Request for Qualification. Submissions must

be received before 12:00 Noon Eastern Time on March 15, 2026. Late submissions will not be

accepted or considered.

Send your submittal via email on or before March 15, 2026, at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time to:

Brandon Badger, Principal Program Manager – Brownfield Redevelopment

Brandon.badger2@indy.gov

Subject must read Brownfield Redevelopment Program EPA CWAG QEP – RFQUAL-13DMD-2026-1.

Submissions must be signed by a representative of the respondent organization authorized to submit

and establish fees on behalf of the respondent organization and bind the respondent organization to the

terms and conditions of this RFQUAL.

NOTE: This Request for Qualifications will remain open for submissions for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of issuance on February 13, 2026, and ending on March 15, 2026, at 12:00

noon Eastern Time. The time period will enable DMD to circulate a pool of potential

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.