Request for Proposals (RFP) 2025-1000-0052 As-Needed Professional Urban Forestry Services

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF), is soliciting proposals for qualified contractors to provide as-needed professional urban forestry services in support of the full range of our operational needs as specified within this RFP.

BUDGET

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection has a need for Professional Urban Forestry Services over the next five years. Resulting contracts shall not exceed $500,000.00 dollars. The budget amount is an estimate and does not represent a work commitment. The State does not guarantee any minimum or maximum number of services to be provided or dollar amount to be spent under any contract resulting from this RFP. Services provided throughout the contract period will be on an as-needed basis.

Cost Proposals will be evaluated on the hourly billable rate of specific required project team positions as listed on Attachment 5 Cost Proposal Form.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
In order for offers to be considered responsive offerors must meet these minimum prior experience requirements:

The Offeror’s project team must include members that have expertise in developing Urban Forestry Management Plans (UFMPs), GIS based inventories of public trees or tree canopy assessments to include:

• Project Managers must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a professional developing community or urban forestry management plans.
• Team Leaders must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in developing community or urban forestry management plans

Offerors must detail in their proposal how them meet the minimum prior experience requirements above. Offerors that fail to identify in their proposals how they meet the prior experience requirements will be deemed non-responsive.

Offerors must be aware this is a Request for Proposal process. Cost is only one of the factors that will be used to evaluate proposals submitted in response to this RFP. Other factors that will be evaluated are outlined in Section 5 of this RFP and the Proposal Evaluation form attached to this RFP.

Key dates:

• Deadline for receipt of questions – Thursday, July 29, 2024, no later than 2:00 PM Alaska Time,
• Deadline for receipt of proposals – Tuesday, August 7, 2024, no later than 2:00 PM Alaska Time.