The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) has issued this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) with the sole purpose and intent of obtaining sealed Statements of Qualification (SOQ) submittals from qualified individuals or consulting firms (Respondent) to provide federal lobbying and strategic consulting services (Project) to the RTAA.
As is more fully explained in
Section 12, Evaluation and Award Process
of this RFQ, an award, if made, will be made to the best overall Respondent whose SOQ is most advantageous to the RTAA, taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth in this RFQ. The agreement term to be awarded under this RFQ is a two (2) year term beginning July 1, 2024. At the sole discretion of the RTAA, an additional two (2) two-year terms may extend the Agreement. The RTAA reserves the right to not award an Agreement (Agreement) for any work herein; issuance of this RFQ solicitation does not guarantee any subsequent award. Furthermore, the RTAA reserves the right to hire any additional subject matter experts as needed for specialty items at its discretion.
SOQ responses shall be submitted no later than the date and time stated in
Section 6, Schedule
. Mailed and hand delivered responses shall be enclosed within another envelope with the notation "SOQ SUBMITTAL ENCLOSED" on the face of the outside envelope and received at the following address:
Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
Contracts & Procurement Department
2770 Vassar Street
Reno, NV 89502
Late SOQs will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration. No SOQ, whether mailed or hand delivered, shall be considered if it has not been received at the RTAA Contracts & Procurement Department, 2770 Vassar Street, Reno, NV, on or before the SOQ submittal deadline. Postmarks do not qualify as delivery. The clock at the Procurement Office is the RTAA's official clock; timeliness of SOQs will be determined using only this clock. Respondents assume full responsibility for timely delivery of its SOQ at the specified location. Respondents assume the risk for the method of delivery chosen. The RTAA assumes no responsibility for delays caused by any delivery service. Oral, telephonic, faxed, or emailed SOQs are invalid and will not receive consideration.
All Respondents should continually monitor this website to ensure receipt of addenda associated with this solicitation.
