Request for Qualifications - Architectural/Engineering Design Services for the Lockerman...

Location:	Maryland
Posted:	Mar 10, 2026
Due:	Mar 24, 2026
Agency:	Maryland Stadium Authority
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
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Maryland Stadium Authority

Request for Qualifications

Architectural/Engineering Design Services

for the

Lockerman Middle School

10990 Ridgely Rd.

Ridgely, Maryland 21660

Issue Date: March 10, 2026

A Prospective Offeror that has received this document from a source other than

eMarylandMarketplace Advantage (eMMA) https://procurement.maryland.gov should

Minority Business Enterprises Are Encouraged to Respond to this RFQ.

A. Purpose

The Maryland Stadium Authority (“MSA”) is inviting interested Offerors to

submit a Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) in response to this Request for

Qualifications (“RFQ”). This RFQ is the first step in procuring

Architectural/Engineering Design Services (“AE”) for the Replacement of the

Lockerman Middle School (“LMS”). Through this RFQ, MSA will establish a

pre-qualified list of Offerors that will be able to submit proposals in response to

the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) that will be issued subsequently to procure

the aforementioned services. Only Offerors that are pre-qualified as a result of

this RFQ will be issued the project specific RFP.

MSA reserves the right to accept or reject any SOQ in its sole and absolute

discretion, to waive any technical errors or irregularities, request clarifications,

amend the pre-qualification requirements, or abandon the pre-qualification

process, if it is in the interest of MSA.

B. Background Information

This project is pursuant to the memorandum of agreement that became effective as

of February 3, 2026, by and between the Board of Education of Caroline County, a

body politic and corporate of the State of Maryland (the “School System”, “Local

Educational Agency”, or “LEA”) and the Maryland Stadium Authority. Whereas, the

LEA and the County desires to design, construct, and equip the replacement of the

Lockerman Middle School.

A feasibility study was conducted to determine the current conditions of the

Lockerman Middle School Building, and to make recommendations regarding the

design strategy to program and replace this structure. The replacement project will

be implemented and administered through a combination of MSA and Caroline

County Public School’s (“CCPS”) staff. The final design must accomplish the

following goals on time and on/under budget:

1. Academic Upgrade: Ensure educational adequacy of all program

components and spaces to meet the site-specific educational specifications

identified in the study.

2. Building Upgrade: Replace the Lockerman Middle School building on the

North Caroline High School site. (Note: The existing LMS building will not

be in the scope of this project.)

3. Site Upgrade: Improve vehicular and pedestrian access to the site as well as

accommodate ADA, safety, and security upgrades.

The site-specific educational specifications established the total square foot

area of the replacement building to be 140,005 square feet. The student

capacity of the building is set at 904 students. The modernization of the

building will consist of a complete replacement of the existing facility. A copy of

the feasibility study and other relevant project information will be provided to

the Offerors who meet the Minimum Qualifications established in this RFQ.

C. Minimum Qualifications:

Interested Offerors shall clearly demonstrate in their SOQ submitted in response to

this RFQ that the following minimum qualifications and requirements are met in

order to be pre-qualified. The SOQ shall address the qualifications and

requirements in the order shown below and include specific documentation

narrative to clearly demonstrate how they meet or exceed the stated minimum

qualifications.

a. Offeror is an architectural firm that is licensed to conduct business in the State of

Maryland and has members who are registered to practice architecture in the

State of Maryland. Provide a copy of the firm’s licensing certificate.

b. Offeror has a minimum of ten (10) years of design experience related to

renovations, modernizations, additions and/or replacement of educational

facilities, preferably secondary schools in a rural environment.

c. Offeror presents a minimum of five (5) sample projects that demonstrate it has

proven experience with the successful completion of projects of similar size, cost

and complexity.

d. Offeror has a minimum of five (5) years of significant experience with projects

that have Construction Manager at Risk delivery methods.

e. Offeror has a minimum of five (5) years of significant experience on occupied

sites.

f. Offeror has a minimum of five (5) years of experience with community and

school-level administrative involvement during the planning, design, and

construction phases of a project.

g. Offeror has a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the design and

documentation of LEED certified buildings.

h. Offeror has a minimum of five (5) years of experience in innovative design

methods to meet the goals of building efficiencies, cost containment, and value

engineering.

i. Offeror has demonstrable experience designing schools that follow CPTED (Crime

Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles.

j. Offeror has the ability to meet the insurance coverage requirements for a project

of this size and complexity. Minimum limits are listed below. Additional

information regarding insurance will be provided to the Offerors who meet the

minimum qualifications established in this RFQ.

• Professional Liability (PL) - $5,000,000 coverage per occurrence.

• Commercial General Liability (CGL) - $2,000,000 per occurrence,

$4,000,000 general aggregate limit and $4,000,000 products/completed

operations limit.

• Business Automobile Liability (BAL) - Minimum $2,000,000 combined single

limit on coverage.

• Worker Compensation and Employers Liability – Part A (Workers

Compensation) – statutory requirements of the jurisdiction in which the work

is being performed, Part B (Employers Liability) - $1,000,000 for each

accident, $1,000,000 for each employee and a $1,000,0000 aggregate policy

limit for disease.

• Excess Liability/Umbrella Liability - $5,000,000 coverage per occurrence.

When listing projects to demonstrate that an Offeror meets or exceeds the minimum

qualifications listed above, all of the following information shall be provided

for each project:

• Project Title and Location

• Owner and Owner Reference

• Gross Square Footage

• AE Contract Amount - Initial and Final Value (if applicable)

• Project Construction Value

• Dates of Performance - Start and Completion (Actual or Projected)

• Description of the Offeror’s involvement in the project

Note that Offerors may add cross references to projects that address multiple

minimum qualification items.

D. MSA Procurement Officer

Paige Sweitzer

Maryland Stadium Authority

351 West Camden Street, Suite 300

Baltimore, MD 21201

(443) 286-1630

psweitzer@mdstad.com

MSA may change the Procurement Officer at any time by written notice to

the Offerors.

E. E-Procurement Platforms

1. e-Maryland Marketplace Advantage (“eMMA”)

eMMA is the electronic commerce system for the State of Maryland. In order to

receive a contract award, a vendor must be registered on eMMA. Registration is

free. You can register at: https://emma.maryland.gov. Click on “New Vendor?

2. Euna Procurement (“Euna”)

Euna, formerly known as Bonfire, is the electronic procurement system used by

MSA. Any transaction, submission, or communication, unless otherwise

directed by the Procurement Officer, shall be facilitated electronically via Euna.

You can register at: https://mdstad.bonfirehub.com/.

Warning: Offerors will not be able to receive or respond to communications

related to this RFQ, or any subsequently issued RFP, if their designated points

of contact for this RFQ do not have individual accounts. It is the Offeror’s

responsibility to make sure that communication can be conducted in a timely

manner. Offeror’s points of contact are responsible for logging into Euna

periodically to check for updates.

F. Questions

Questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted via Euna, no later than March 17,

2026, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Based on the availability of time to research and communicate an answer, the

Procurement Officer will decide whether an answer can be given before the SOQ

submission date. Answers to all substantive questions, and that are not clearly

specific to the requestor, will be provided via addendum.

Only responses provided by written addendum to this RFQ are binding on MSA.

Any other communication is deemed informal, whether delivered verbally or in

writing, and shall not be construed as an amendment/addendum to the RFQ.

G. Statement of Qualifications

1. Submission Instructions

Offerors interested in being considered Eligible Consultants shall submit an

SOQ labeled “A/E Lockerman MS- SOQ – Offeror Name” via Euna, no later

than the Closing Date and Time of March 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.,

Eastern Time (“SOQ Due Date”). An SOQ submitted in any other manner

will not be accepted. An SOQ submitted after the SOQ Closing Date and Time

will be rejected. Requests for extensions of the SOQ Closing Date and Time

will not be granted.

2. SOQ Submission Requirements

An SOQ submitted in response to this RFQ shall include the following:

a. Letter of Transmittal, including the following:

1) RFQ Title

2) Offeror’s full legal name and Federal Tax Identification Number

3) Joint Venture information – include the legal name of the joint venture

and legal names of the firms that comprise the joint venture.

4) NOTE: If a joint venture is pre-qualified in response to this RFQ,

proposals in response to the RFP will only be accepted from the pre-

qualified joint venture comprised of the identified joint venturers. The

prequalification of a joint venture in response to this RFQ shall not be

construed as pre-qualification of any of the joint venturers comprising

that joint venture nor of any other joint venture comprised of any of the

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Request for Qualifications - Architectural/Engineering Design Services for the Lockerman Middle School

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