Description
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) is seeking a respondent to complete the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Watershed Needs Survey (CWNS) for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The successful respondent will be responsible for reviewing and becoming knowledgeable about the CWNS manuals and guidance, surveying and identifying capital improvement needs, reviewing and compiling capital improvement needs of wastewater facilities, and compiling a comprehensive capital improvement needs structure. The contract will be a fixed-price contract, and the term of the contract will be two years with the possibility of extension. The evaluation criteria will include technical, cost, and domestic workforce utilization factors.
• The technical criterion will account for 70% of the total points and will be based on the respondent's understanding of the problem, soundness of approach, qualifications, personnel qualifications, and financial capability.
• The cost criterion will account for 30% of the total points and will be based on the total cost of the proposal.
• The domestic workforce utilization criterion will account for up to 3% of the total points and will be based on the respondent's commitment to using domestic workforce in the fulfillment of the contract.
• The contract will require the selected respondent to perform the largest percentage of work as compared to its subcontractors and suppliers.
• The contract will also require the selected respondent to assume responsibility for all services offered in its proposal, whether it produces them itself or by subcontract.