Fiber Engineering Consultant

Project Description: State of Utah Division of Purchasing is the Issuing Agency and The Division of Technology Services (DTS) seeks to hire a qualified team to support the State’s Fiber Optic Program with planning, designing, implementing, expanding, and maintaining the fiber optic system. DTS is seeking a contractor to provide various engineering services to support the fiber optics system for planning, design, inspections, and coordination with UDOT, Local Governments, telecommunication companies, and other vendors. The contractor must be completely independent of contractual partnerships with other entities in the fiber optic industry that would create a potential conflict of interest with DTS or UDOT. The contractor will help review plans prepared by other contractors, work with telecommunication partners, and attend planning meetings as assigned. The contractor is required to provide all necessary field equipment and tools necessary to perform fiber optic infrastructure field verification and support services. The primary services used by the State of Utah will be evaluated closely for award to multiple vendors. The award of multiple Vendors will be based on achieving an overall 70% minimum score out of 1000 points. The contracts from this RFP will be the purchasing vehicles for services the State intends to utilize during the next several years. A contract award doesn't guarantee a service order. These contracts will also be available to local governments and other public entities for purchasing services from the awarded vendors. This contract will be to facilitate the needs of Utah State Agencies for the term of the contract.
This RFP will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Each vendor that passes the mandatory minimums will be evaluated on a pointed category basis. There will be a total of five (5) categories with various questions the vendor must answer to receive a score for that section. Each section is worth 212.50 points for a total of 850 points. Each vendor will receive a 0-5 score for each category. See the RFP Evaluation Scoresheet for more details. Each vendor must receive a 552.50 score minimum to advance to the final evaluation stage, Cost. Each vendor that has qualified for the Cost stage of the evaluation will be evaluated based on a scenario labeled “Scenario” given in the public files section of this RFP. The scenario is also given in the cost sheet file. Give a cost description using the RFP Cost Sheet in the public files. DO NOT MODIFY. If the Vendor modifies the excel sheet, add your own lines of costs, or delete any lines you will be automatically disqualified. There are a total of 150 points possible for the cost evaluation category. The vendor with the lowest Cost will be awarded all 150 points. All other vendors will receive points based on the formula Cost Points x (Cost Points x (Lowest Proposed Price/Proposed Price). In order to receive a contract each vendor must score a minimum 650 out of 1000 points total. This overall score is a combination of the technical evaluation and cost evaluation.
Length of Contract: 5 Years.
Vendor must guarantee its pricing for 1 Year.
Administrative Fee: .5.