Earthquake Government Bids & RFPs

The delivery by date is not explicitly stated as a single deadline for the entire project, but the period of performance for the work product is November 17, 2026, to November 16, 2027. The solicitation states, The contractor will submit firm, fixed price quote in U. S. dollars in accordance with the attached documents.

The bid notice mentions that monthly invoices will accompany monthly written project status reports and will not be processed until the monthly reports are reviewed and amended if needed. It also states that payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).

The bid notice states, The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. It further specifies that Experience and past performance are more important factors, when combined, when compared to price.

Candidates must have at least three years of experience developing public safety and/or technical communications resources for the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system. A BA, BS, or advanced degree in education, journalism, communications, emergency management, or public policy is also required.

The bid notice mentions support for five site visits at parks and/or entertainment venues as part of Task 2: ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Community Integration. However, it does not indicate if a site visit is mandatory for all bidders.

The period of performance for seismic evaluation services is five years including a 1-year base period commencing from contract award and notice to proceed, and four 1-year option periods. Under previous contracts, individual task orders periods of performance ranged from three to eighteen months, with most falling within the three to six month range.

The AE will be required to complete tier 1 or tier 2 seismic evaluation of existing buildings situated on service facilities located nationwide. AE services provided will include all activities necessary to evaluate seismic risks for specific buildings and to develop conceptual mitigation schemes for identified deficiencies, all in accordance with the standards and, by reference, current versions of other national consensus codes and standards referenced in the standards and in EO ****.

Review of building records may require AE travel to regional offices located throughout the continental US and Alaska. Site visits, which may also involve building record review, will require travel to service facilities that may be in any state or US territory.