ADDENDUM 1 serves to answer questions from vendors and make changes to the RFP.

PURPOSE:
The Department of Natural Resources, Office of Project Management and Permitting, is soliciting proposals for as needed consulting services to review, analyze, and potentially advance compensatory mitigation options utilizing State of Alaska resources.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

In order for offers to be considered responsive offerors must meet these minimum requirements:

• Demonstrate that project lead has extensive experience working with the US Army Corps of Engineers in relation to compensatory mitigation and an understanding of the process to develop an In-Lieu-Fee program and/or mitigation bank as required by section 404 of the Clean Water Act (minimum 5 years).

• GIS analyst/expert experience (minimum 3 years).

Offerors must detail in their proposal how they meet the minimum requirements above. Offerors that fail to identify in their proposals how they meet the minimum requirements will be deemed non-responsive.

ADA: The State of Alaska complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, and/or special modifications to submit a proposal should contact the DNR Procurement Section via; email to tamra.czerny@alaska.gov; telephone at 1 (907) 269–8665; or TTY/TDD at 711 (Alaska Relay) not later than 10 calendar days prior to the RFP closing date to make necessary arrangements.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you receive this solicitation from the State's Online Public Notice website, you must register with the DNR Procurement Section to receive subsequent amendments. Registration must be in writing and may be made via email to tamra.czerny@alaska.gov. Failure to register with the DNR Procurement Section may result in rejection of your offer.