SLED Opportunity · IDAHO · CITY OF CALDWELL
AI Summary
The City of Caldwell seeks qualified firms for professional services supporting a FY2025 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant, including environmental site assessments, planning, reporting, and public engagement.
The City of Caldwell (City) has been awarded a FY2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant (Grant) and is initiating this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals from licensed and qualified firms interested in supporting implementation services related to the Grant. The selected firm will support a range of professional services associated with the Grant, including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), reuse and cleanup planning, regulatory reporting, and public engagement. The Intent of the RFP is to comply with applicable City, State, and Federal regulations and laws, including but not limited to 2 CFR 200 and 1500 as well as 40 CFR 33.
EPA Grant Application
Please confirm that you have read and met all the Proposal Requirements
Please upload your current W-9 form here
Please upload your Certificate of Liability with the City of Caldwell as the Certificate Holder and the Additional Insured.
Please upload the Certification of Company with your proposal.
The City of Caldwell requests bidders to supply a list of three (3) references where services or products have been supplied by their firm. Include names of firms, addresses, telephone numbers, and names.
Please upload your project proposal here.
Q (Origin of grant application ): Did the City of Caldwell author the EPA Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant application that resulted in this procurement, or did it hire a consultant to write the grant? Thank you.
A: The city did not hire a consultant to write the application that resulted in this procurement. The City of Caldwell staff authored the application.
Q (No subject): Given the limited site-specific information available at this stage, proposers may approach cost development in different ways. Could the City clarify whether there is a preferred pricing structure for evaluation purposes (e.g., unit pricing by task, labor rates, or a not‑to‑exceed framework)?
A: We will allow either a fixed price per unit or a time and materials, but would prefer a fixed price.
Q (No subject): Are you able to provide a draft copy of the contract that will result from this award?
A: The contract is currently in development and review with our legal counsel.
Q (Copy of original grant application? ): Will the City make a copy of its original EPA Grant application available upon request from bidders?
A: An addenda was released with the Caldwell CWA Grant Final Draft.
Q (No subject): Section 2.7, Equal Employment Opportunity, in the RFP includes a requirement that contractors take “affirmative action during employment or training” to ensure nondiscrimination. Our understanding is that the federal affirmative‑action requirements established under Executive Order 11246 were rescinded effective January 21, 2025, and federal contractors were directed to wind down compliance. As a result, those specific affirmative‑action provisions are no longer enforceable at the federal level. Given this change, would the City be open to removing or revising the highlighted requirement to align with current federal requirements regarding affirmative action?
A: The City has not received direction or authorization to remove this from the grant; however, there is no reporting or scoring on this item that would impact any responders in the RFP.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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