The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking proposals for a contractor to determine the average, quarterly gate fee at commingled recycling processing facilities (CRPFs) handling Oregon-originated recyclable material. The contract term is anticipated to be five years with a budget not to exceed $300,000. The contractor will collect gate fee data from CRPFs quarterly and calculate a statewide average fee. This data will be used by DEQ to review the processor commodity risk fee. Proposals are due August 10, 2026. The procurement method is competitive sealed proposal.
Proposals must be received by the Single Point of Contact (SPC) on or before the opening date and time: 08/10/2026, 2:00 PM PT.
DEQ will work with the selected contractor to determine whether payment will be paid on a per-task or per-deliverable basis.
Proposals will be evaluated based on a combination of technical merit (Executive Summary/Company Profile, Project Implementation Plan, Key Persons/Qualifications/Experience/Resumes, Work Samples) and price. The total possible points for technical evaluation is 75, and the price evaluation is 30 points, for a total of 100 points.
There are no minimum qualification requirements for this RFP. However, proposals must meet minimum submission requirements and demonstrate compliance with Oregon tax laws.
Protests to the RFP must be received by the due date and time identified in the schedule. Protests to an amendment must be received by the due date identified in the amendment. Affected proposers have 7 calendar days from the date of the intent to award notice to file a written protest.
Agency may reject a proposal if the proposer fails to substantially comply with RFP procedures, has delinquent debt owed to the state, fails to meet responsibility requirements, makes inappropriate contact with state representatives, attempts to influence an evaluation committee member, or conditions the proposal on acceptance of non-authorized terms.
The budget for this five-year contract is not to exceed $300,000.