Requirements Integration Support Services Request for Qualifications

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) anticipates issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure a contract for Requirements Integration Support Services (RISS).

Scope – Term – Budget
This procurement will result in a contract with a scope of work that includes providing requirements integration support services, which will include performance of requirements management and associated systems engineering processes to achieve a fully integrated California High-Speed Rail System. These various categories include Program-Level Requirements Management, Project-Level Requirements Management, and Program-Level Requirements Integration Management.
The resulting contract will have a term of 6 years and 2 months, and a not-to-exceed amount of $45.7 million.

Schedule
Subject to Authority Board approval, the anticipated schedule for this procurement is as follows:

• RFQ Release: September 27, 2024
• Virtual Pre-Bid Conference and Small Business Workshop: October 2024
  • To register for the pre-bid meeting go to the event website: TBD
• Statement of Qualifications Due Date: December 2024
• Notice of Proposed Award: January 2025
• Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed: March 2025

Access
The RFQ will be available to download from the California State Contracts Register (CSCR) this will be a direct link to the Cal eProcure event page. Updates, including responses to written questions and any RFQ addenda, will be provided on the CSCR.

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Conflicts of Interest
If you have questions about any potential organizational conflict of interest, please submit questions and/or a request for an Organizational Conflict of Interest determination to the Authority’s Chief Counsel, Alicia Fowler, at Legal@hsr.ca.gov, and Tawnya Southern, at tawnya.southern@hsr.ca.gov referencing the Requirements Integration Support Services RFQ. For determination requests, the requestor is asked to provide information identified in the Organizational Conflict of Interest Checklist (RFQ section 3.7).

Questions
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