01/21/26 ? Request for Proposals (“RFP”) No. LAD 2026-011 QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
| Location: | Hawaii |
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| Posted: | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Due: | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Agency: | Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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01/21/26 – Request for Proposals (“RFP”) No. LAD 2026-011 QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 103D, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, as amended, (hereinafter “HRS”), the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (hereinafter “OHA”) will be accepting proposals from Offerors eligible to serve as a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), as defined in 40 CFR §312.10, to provide technical oversight and program support for the implementation of OHA’s EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant (Cooperative Agreement #4B-97T40601). This RFP may be downloaded from either the State Procurement Office (hereinafter“SPO”) website at https://hiepro.ehawaii.gov/ or the OHA website at https://www.oha.org/solicitations/ beginning Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Proposals shall be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time (hereinafter “HST”), Monday, February 23, 2026. Proposals shall be submitted electronically through the HIePRO website only. The OHA reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept any proposal in whole or in part when in the best interest of the OHA and the State. Questions relating to this solicitation shall be communicated through HIePRO.
| Activity | Scheduled Dates |
| Release of Request for Proposals | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 |
| Due Date to Submit Questions in HIePRO | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
| OHA’s Response to Questions Posted in HIePRO | Wednesday, February 11, 2026 |
| Proposals Due in HIePRO | Monday, February 23, 2026 |
| Proposal Evaluations | 02/24/26 – 03/03/26 |
| Offerors’ Presentation/Discussion (if necessary) | TBD |
| Best and Final Offer (if necessary) | TBD |
| Notice of Award | March 2026 |
| Contract Start Date | March 2026 |
The OHA reserves the right to amend or revise the timeline without prior written notice when it is in the best interest of the OHA. The timeline represents the OHA’s best estimate of the schedule that will be followed. All times indicated are HST. If a component of this schedule is delayed, the rest of the schedule may be shifted accordingly. RFP No. LAD 2026-011 Attachments 1-6
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State of Hawai‘i
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP NO. LAD 2026-011
QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
ISSUE DATE: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
DUE DATE: Monday, February 23, 2026
(Or such later date as may be established by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs by an
Addendum to this RFP)
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION TO THE HAWAI‘I EPROCUREMENT SYSTEM
(HIePRO) ONLY.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
560 North Nimitz Highway, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96817
Notice to Offerors
(Chapter 103D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“hereinafter “RFP”) No. LAD 2026-011
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 103D, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, as
amended, (hereinafter “HRS”), the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (hereinafter “OHA”) will be
accepting proposals from Offerors eligible to serve as a Qualified Environmental Professional
(QEP), as defined in 40 CFR §312.10, to provide technical oversight and program support for the
implementation of OHA’s EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant (Cooperative Agreement #4B-
97T40601).
This RFP may be downloaded from either the State Procurement Office (hereinafter
“SPO”) website at https://hiepro.ehawaii.gov/ or the OHA website at
https://www.oha.org/solicitations/ beginning Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Proposals shall be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time (hereinafter
“HST”), Monday, February 23, 2026. Proposals shall be submitted electronically through the
HIePRO website only.
The OHA reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept any proposal in whole
or in part when in the best interest of the OHA and the State. Questions relating to this
solicitation shall be communicated through HIePRO.
OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Kaialiʻi Kahele
Chairperson, Board of Trustees
Chief Procurement Officer, Head of Purchasing Agency
Table of Contents
Section 1 – Administrative Overview .......................................................................................... 1
Section 2 – Scope of Services...................................................................................................... 12
Section 3 – Proposal Format and Instructions ......................................................................... 27
Section 4 – Proposal Evaluation & Award ............................................................................... 33
Section 5 – Attachments ............................................................................................................. 38
Attachment 1 – Proposal Submittal Checklist
Attachment 2 – Sample Cover Letter
Attachment 3 – Wage Certificate
Attachment 4 – Offer Form OF-1 and OF-2
Attachment 5 – OHA General Terms and Conditions
Attachment 6 – 2025-2026 Hawaii State Government Observed Holidays
Section 1 – Administrative Overview
I. Authority
In 1978, the Article XII of the State of Hawai‘i Constitutional Convention established the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (hereinafter “OHA”) to address the historical injustices and
challenges arising out of those circumstances. Chapter 10 of the Hawaiʻi Revised
Statutes, as amended, outlines the OHA’s duties and purposes, including promoting and
protecting the rights of Native Hawaiians.
The OHA is a semi-autonomous public agency of the State of Hawai‘i, with the legal
mandate of bettering the conditions of Native Hawaiians. The OHA’s mission is “To
mālama (protect) Hawaiʻi’s people and environmental resources and the OHA’s assets
toward ensuring the perpetuation of the culture, the enhancement of lifestyle, and the
protection of entitlements of Native Hawaiians while enabling the building of a strong
and healthy Hawaiian people and nation, recognized nationally and internationally.”
The OHA seeks to competitively procure and engage Offerors eligible to serve as a
Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), as defined in 40 CFR §312.10, to provide
technical oversight and program support for the implementation of OHA’s EPA
Brownfields Assessment Grant (Cooperative Agreement #4B-97T40601).
A determination has been made that the OHA is unable to secure these services through a
low bid process. Factors included in the determination are: 1) price is not the primary
consideration in determining an award; 2) the resulting contract may need to be other
than a fixed price type; 3) the specifications for the services cannot be sufficiently
described through low bid process; 4) oral or written discussion need to be conducted
with Offerors concerning their proposals; 5) Offerors may need to revise their proposal,
including price; and 6) the award needs to be based on a comparative evaluation in order
to determine the most advantageous offering to the OHA. To that end, a low bid process
is not practicable.
This RFP is issued under the provisions of Chapter 103D, HRS, as amended, and its
companion administrative rules. Offerors are charged with presumptive knowledge of all
requirements of the cited authorities. Submission of a valid executed proposal by any
Offeror will constitute admission of such knowledge on the part of such Offeror.
II. RFP Organization
This RFP is organized into five (5) sections:
Section 1: Administrative Overview – Provides Offeror with an overview of the
procurement and contracting process.
Administrative Overview
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RFP No. LAD 2026-011 Qualified Environmental Professional Services
Section 2: Scope of Services – Provides Offeror with a general description of the tasks to
be performed, delineates Offeror’s responsibilities, and defines deliverables as
applicable.
Section 3: Proposal Form and Instruction – Describes the required format and content for
the proposal.
Section 4: Proposal Evaluation & Award – Describes how proposals will be evaluated.
Section 5: Attachments
III. Contracting Office
The Contracting Office is responsible for overseeing the procurement and issuing the
Contract resulting from this RFP. The Contracting Office is:
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Procurement Services Program
560 North Nimitz Highway, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
Telephone: (808) 594-1835
The RFP Coordinator or his/her designated representative is listed below:
Alison Roney
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Procurement Services Program
560 North Nimitz Highway, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
Email: alisonr@oha.org
The OHA reserves the right to change the RFP Coordinator without prior written notice.
The Resource Management – Land Assets Division is responsible for administering and
monitoring the Contract. The designated Contract Administrator or his/her designated
representative is responsible for monitoring the activities performed under the Contract
and is identified as:
LeAnn Gentry, Investment Land Asset Manager
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
560 North Nimitz Highway, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
Any changes to the Contract Administrator or his/her designated representative will be
provided in writing to the Offeror. The OHA reserves the right to make the changes to
the Contract Administrator.
Administrative Overview
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