REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING SERVICES
Statement of Qualifications Due:
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12 P.M. Pacific Time
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND .......................................................3
II. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ...........................................................4
III. ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES ................................................4
IV. TERM AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT.............................9
V. HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS....9
VI. DEADLINE AND STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS SUBMISSION .........9
VII. OPTIONAL VIRTUAL PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ......................... 10
VIII. FORMAT OF STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS................................ 10
IX. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS......................................................... 12
X. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ................................................. 13
XI. FEE STRUCTURE, COST, AND SCOPE............................................. 14
XII. REFERENCES ............................................................................. 15
XIII. RFQ TIMELINE ........................................................................... 16
XIV. EVALUATION OF STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ......................... 16
XV. QUESTIONS............................................................................... 17
XVI. BACKGROUND CHECKS ............................................................... 18
XVII. CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 18
XVIII.NEGOTIATION OF AGREEMENT..................................................... 20
Attachments:
1. Sample Agreement for On-Call Environmental Planning Services for
Sacramento County Department of Airports.
2. FAA General Contract Provisions for Solicitations
3. County of Sacramento Contractor Certification of Compliance Form
4. Contractor Identification Form
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
TO:
Prospective Service Providers
FROM:
William Wallace
Administrative Services Officer II
Sacramento County Department of Airports
SUBJECT: Sacramento County Department of Airports On-Call
Environmental Planning Services
I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND
The County of Sacramento (County) owns and/or operates four airports in
Sacramento County, including Sacramento International Airport (SMF),
Mather Airport (MHR), Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC), and Franklin
Field (F72) through the Department of Airports (SCDA or Department).
SCDA is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a qualified
vendor to provide on-call environmental planning services for the
Department.
The Department operates in a complex regulatory environment subject to
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements, guidance, grant
assurances, and regulations, as well as a broad range of federal, state, and
local environmental requirements.
The Department is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from
qualified environmental planning consulting firms (each, a Respondent) to
provide a wide variety of airport environmental planning and related
technical services. Services under this RFQ will be administered by the
Department’s Planning and Environment Section and may include, but are
not limited to, support for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation, FAA
environmental coordination, environmental permitting, regulatory
compliance programs, mitigation monitoring, PFAS investigation and
response support, sustainability initiatives, and related technical services.
Services under this RFQ will require familiarity with the unique operational,
regulatory, safety, and security considerations associated with airports,
including work within active airfield environments, coordination with airport
operations and maintenance staff, compliance with FAA requirements, and
the need to sequence environmental review and permitting with capital
project delivery schedules. The successful Respondent (Consultant) may
provide specialized services through qualified subconsultants, provided the
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Consultant demonstrates effective project management, quality control,
and responsibility for all work products.
II. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this RFQ is to establish one (1) on-call professional services
agreement with a qualified environmental planning consulting firm to
support the Department’s environmental planning, regulatory compliance,
and sustainability needs at any airport operated by the Department.
Consultant will be expected to enter into a professional services agreement
with a maximum total payment not to exceed $3,500,000. The proposed
Agreement will be for an initial three (3) year period with a single two (2)
year extension option.
The SOQ submitted by the Consultant will be made part of the Agreement
awarded from this RFQ. The Agreement will be subject to applicable federal,
state, and local requirements, including, but not limited to, applicable FAA
contract provisions, federal grant assurances, and other requirements
applicable to federally funded airport planning or development projects.
III. ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant shall provide project-specific proposals when requested by the
County’s Project Manager and shall perform requested services when
authorized by the Director of Airports or the Director’s authorized designee.
Project-specific assignments may include preparation of reports,
memoranda, technical studies, environmental documents, permit
applications, compliance materials, field investigations, monitoring, agency
coordination, public outreach support, and related technical services for
review and approval by County staff.
Services may be requested for any airport operated by the Department and
may involve work in both secure and non-secure areas. The process for
task order development is described in the sample agreement included as
Attachment 1 to this RFQ.
Services under this RFQ may include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Environmental Planning & Documentation
• Environmental review and documentation in compliance with
CEQA, NEPA, and applicable FAA Orders, guidance, and
procedures;
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• Preparation of environmental documents, including, but not
limited to, FAA Categorical Exclusions, Environmental
Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, NEPA re-
evaluations, Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations,
Environmental Impact Reports, Findings of No Significant
Impact, Records of Decision, and related technical appendices;
• Coordination of environmental review with Airport Layout Plan
approvals, Airport Improvement Program funding, Passenger
Facility Charge funding, land-use approvals, and other FAA
actions, as applicable;
• FAA environmental coordination, including support for agency
review, comment resolution, and documentation approval
processes;
• Purpose and need development, alternatives analysis, and
impact assessment;
• Preparation of technical studies, including air quality,
greenhouse gas emissions, noise, biological resources, cultural
resources, floodplains, water resources, and other resource
areas, as applicable;
• Cumulative impact analysis and growth-inducing impact
evaluation;
• Support for CEQA lead agency coordination, public review
processes, responses to comments, findings, statements of
overriding considerations, notices, and Board approval
materials, as applicable;
• Preparation and implementation support for Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRPs), including
mitigation tracking, compliance documentation, construction-
phase monitoring, and closeout reporting; and
• Environmental constraints analysis and early project scoping
support.
B. Environmental Permitting & Regulatory Compliance
• Environmental permitting at the federal, state, and local levels;
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