RFQ for A/E Services for Design of the Texas Southern University – School of Law

In accordance with the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2254, Subchapter A, Professional Services, and Rules and Procedures adopted by the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC), TFC is requesting submittal of qualifications to provide prime professional architectural/engineering (A/E) services for Project #26-001, for Texas Southern University’s Law School in Houston, Texas to support the successful execution and completion of design, construction, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment for the new building and related parking as detailed in Attachment F – Program of Requirements. Project will be on hold for up to 120 calendar days contingent upon property acquisition.

The Owner has engaged Broaddus and Associates as the Owner’s Representative for Project Management (PM) services.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 0008505
• Department: Facilities Design & Construction
• Department Head: Mark Diaz (Director of Project Management)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-28T15:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-05-01T22:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-21T19:00:00.000Z — https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ODZ93UhfQseSW75Cehku-Q

Meetings & Milestones

Evaluation Criteria

• Attachment A – Execution of Submittal (5 pts) —

  Failure to sign and return Attachment A - Execution of Submittal shall result in rejection of the response.

• Litigation History (100 pts) —

  1)    Provide details of all past or pending litigation or claims involving Respondent within the past five (5) years
  2)    Respondents involved in litigation with property/building owners or Architect/Engineer firms may be disqualified at the full and sole discretion of TFC

• Company Information (5 pts) —

  1)    Company description;
  2)    Ownership information;
  3)    Physical and Mailing addresses;
  4)    Other company locations/offices;
  5)    Primary contact;
  6)    Office and mobile telephone numbers, and email of primary contact; and
  7)    11-Digit State of Texas Taxpayer Vendor Identification Number
  8)    Indicate if your company or any of its subsidiaries filed or met criteria for bankruptcy within the past five years.  If Yes, provide explanation. 
  9)    Identify if your firm is currently in default on any loan agreement or financing agreement with any bank, financial institution, or other entity? If so, specify date(s), details, circumstances, and prospects for resolution. 
  10)    Identify if your company is currently for sale or involved in any transaction to expand or become acquired by another business entity? If so, explain the impact both in organization and company direction.
  11)    Indicate if your company has ever failed to complete a project or if a project was ever stopped in the middle of a project within the past five years and if so, what were the dates and circumstances.  
  12)    Indicate if your company has had a contract terminated for default or convenience within the past five years.  If yes, specify, dates, details, and circumstances.

• Relevant Experience & Qualifications (60 pts) —

  1)    Proposed Project Team:

  a.    Provide an Organizational Chart for your proposed Project team
  b.    Provide résumés for each Project team member and describe each member’s responsibilities for the Project  
  c.    Detail previous experience of team members working together on projects, and the firm’s previous experience working with major subconsultants proposed for this Project.  A matrix format is recommended.

  2)    Location:

  a.    Identify the location of your company’s office that will directly support the Project
  b.    Explain how responsive service will be provided

  3)    Relevant Experience: Complete and submit the Attachment B, A/E Questionnaire Form.  The form can be obtained electronically at the TFC website: http://www.tfc.state.tx.us/divisions/facilities/prog/construct/formsindex/ Document #19, Index of Forms.

  a.    Identify five (5) most relevant past completed Projects similar in size and scope to the Project requested in this RFQ. Identify the team members from the proposed Project team and their role on the presented Projects. Particularly highlight your firm’s experience on these Projects with the following:

  (1)    Previous work in higher education facilities
  (2)    Previous work on an active campus
  (3)    Previous Projects within Houston-metropolitan area
  (4)    Work on multistory buildings
  (5)    Working with multiple stakeholders including Owner, CMR, and 3rd party agents (i.e. construction materials testing (CMT), commissioning agents (CxA), test and balance (TAB), etc.).
  (6)    Space planning, budgeting, and project phasing
  (7)    Working with CMRs and CMR delivery method
  (8)    Other experience, expertise or qualifications that distinguish your firm from others for this type of Project.

  b.    For these five (5) most relevant Projects completed within the last five years, Respondent shall demonstrate experience in meeting completion date schedules by providing the original duration and final duration on these five Projects. Provide the location for each Project.  Provide appropriate explanation on the causation when a variance of 5% or more is experienced.

  c.    For these same five (5) most relevant Projects completed within the last five years as above, Respondent shall demonstrate experience in maintaining budgets by providing the awarded budget and the final completion budget. Provide appropriate explanation on the causation when a variance of 5% or more is experienced.

  d.    In addition to the five most relevant Projects detailed above, provide other pertinent project information, including older or current ongoing Projects of comparable scope to the Project solicited in this RFQ.

  4)    Subconsultants: TFC will also consider the relevant experience and qualifications of major subconsultants/subcontractors, those proposed to perform approximately 15% or more of the Project, listed on the HUB Subcontracting Plan. An Attachment B - A/E Questionnaire Form may be included in the submittal for each major subconsultants/subcontractors, and any additional company information provided as appropriate.

  5)    Minimum Qualifications:

  a.    Out of State vendors doing business in Texas shall have a Certificate of Registration to do business in Texas. A copy of the certificate shall be submitted with the submittal.
  b.    Negative responses and experiences from state client agencies, regulatory agencies, and TFC, which are familiar with firm’s performance, depending on problems encountered, may be grounds for disqualification.  
  c.    In accordance with Texas Occupations Code Title 6, Subchapter I § 1001.405. Practice by Business Entity; Registration, all Engineering firms submitting a response to this request for Qualifications must maintain current “business entity registration” with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (PELS) concurrent with their submission of said response and, if selected, through the term of the Contract.  Provide a copy of your company PELS Certificate of Registration with your response.
  d.    In accordance with Texas Administrative Code Title 22, Part 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter G, Rule §1.124, Business Registration, all Architectural firms submitting a response to this Request for Qualifications must maintain current “business entity registration” with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (TBAE) concurrent with their submission of said response and, if selected, through the term of the Contract.  Provide a copy of your company TBAE Certificate of Registration with your response.

• Proposed Methodology (20 pts) —

  Provide an outline of your firm’s process to implement the requirements of the RFQ Scope of Work into a finished Project. Specifically, how will your firm approach and develop the various design challenges into one achievable, compliant and coherent Project.  This shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

  1)    Quality control workflow for integrating subconsultant design
  2)    Assuring specifications do not conflict with the drawings
  3)    Identifying materials which are readily available for construction

• Quality Assurance/Quality Control (20 pts) —

  1)    Provide a description of your firm’s quality assurance program. Provide the name and job title of the person in your organization who oversees your quality assurance program. TFC reserves the right to require a copy of your Quality Control Manual and Quality Assurance Processes, which, if contracted, will become a Contract document. 

  2)    Respondent shall describe its quality requirements and means of measurement. Provide a process flow chart on how quality is maintained and achieved.

  3)    Respondent shall describe the firm’s policy regarding establishing quality control processes similar to ISO 9000 and other in-place controls for adherence to budget, quality, safety and schedule

• HSP Forms (100 pts) —

  Review for compliance with good faith effort.

Submission Requirements

• Package 1 Required Documentation (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE response for the following:

  1)   Attachment A – Execution of Submittal

• Provide details of all litigation history, including but not limited to administrative claims and proceedings and arbitration within the past five (5) years. (required) —

  Firms involved in litigation, depending upon the circumstances of the litigation, may be disqualified at the sole discretion of TFC.

  If no litigation history, upload a statement on letterhead stating no litigation history.

• Package 2 - Scored Documentation (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE response, including any and all required forms listed in the solicitation and the corresponding attachments.

  Limit response to a total of 100 pages

  1)    Company Information
  2)    Attachment B – A/E Questionnaire Form
  3)    Relevant Experience and Qualifications
  4)    Proposed Methodology
  5)    Quality Assurance/Quality Control

• Package 3 - HUB Subcontracting Plan (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE response, including any and all required forms listed in the solicitation and the corresponding attachments.

  1)    Attachment C – HUB Subcontracting Plan Forms
  2)    Supporting HSP Documentation

• I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this solicitation, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company. (required)
• Pricing (required) —
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  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

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