NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY
Consultant Services for Technical Training and Assistance (Transportation and Construction Sectors)
COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION POSTING: 08/08/2024
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS: 10/03/2024
Contract Location: Statewide (5 counties)
Contract description:
The Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE) is issuing this Competitive Solicitation pursuant to RCW 39.26. Pursuant to this Competitive Solicitation, OMWBE intends to conduct a competitive procurement to award multiple contracts to consultants with expertise in construction or transportation consulting or construction services to provide technical training and assistance to OMWBE certified firms through various workshop topics as outlined in this solicitation.
Pursuant to this Competitive Solicitation, Enterprise Services intends to award Contracts by specified contract category, for the following contract categories:
• Category 1 – Estimating and Bidding Workshop
• Category 2 – Negotiating Contract Terms and Conditions Workshop
• Category 3 – Developing Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) for Design and Construction Workshop
• Category 4 – Request for Proposals (RFPs) Workshop
• Category 5 – Project Labor Agreements (PLA)/Community Workforce Agreements CWA) Workshop
• Category 6 – Apprenticeship Programs and Requirements Workshop
• Category 7 – Local and State Government Compliance Workshop
• Category 8 – Resolution of Disputes and Agreements Workshop
• Category 9 – Understanding Government Procurement Systems (Business Civics) Workshop
• Category 10 – Transitioning from Subcontractor to Prime Contractor Workshop
• Category 11 – Pricing and Sales Fundamentals for Suppliers and Manufacturers Workshop
• Category 12 – Supply Chain Impacts on Design and Construction Workshop
• Category 13 – Integrating Technology into Business Workshop
Commodity codes: 918-58 Governmental Consulting, NAICS 541614 – Transportation Management Consulting Services
Solicitation documents: Solicitation documents, contacts and bid instructions are available in WEBS:
Organization: Department of Enterprise Services (on behalf of Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses)
Value: $45,000 per workshop topic, with 13 possible workshop topics
Pre Bid Meeting Details:
Pre-bid conference: August 21, 2024, at 1 PM (Pacific Time)
Join via Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTUzMzRhMTEtOTY1OS00MGE5LTk3ZWItY2Y5ZjJmZmFjNDdk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2211d0e217-264e-400a-8ba0-57dcc127d72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2287f07309-0adb-41e2-a8c3-ffd47465eb33%22%7d
Meeting ID: 268 280 022 177
Passcode: bzqn2M
Join by phone: 1 (564) 999-2000,,655458549#
Phone conference ID: 655 458 549#
Other Details: This is intended to be a “Sheltered Market” competitive solicitation, awarding to eligible, responsive, responsible Washington Small or Veteran-Owned Businesses, to the preclusion of other entities, unless OMWBE does not receive responsive bids from responsible qualifying firms.
Point of Contact:
Name: Alexander Kenesson
Email: DESProcurementConsulting@des.wa.gov
Phone: (360) 407-8105
