QnA Design IDIQ

November 5, 2026

Questions and Answers during Advertisement for
Full-Service A&E IDIQ Contracts

Questions
Are both Portrait and Landscape orientations allowed in the proposals?
Does the small business prime have to be registered to do business as an engineering firm in all 14 states? Or can some of the state registrations be filled by a large business subconsultant? The requirement can mean 1) all firms (prime and subcontractors) have to be licensed in all the states (to include surveying subs being registered in all 14 states), 2) the prime has to be licensed in all 14 states, or 3) any combination of the prime and
subconsultants have to be licensed to provide engineering services in each of the states.

Yes.

Answers

Any combination of the prime and subconsultants have to be licensed to provide engineering services in each of the states.
Also please see the answer to question 14.

Should we provide copies of our licenses for each state, or would a table listing each state and the corresponding license number be acceptable?
Should this documentation be included in Section H or provided as an appendix and excluded from the page count?
Do we also need to provide proof of licensing for all
subconsultants?
Small Business Participation: Please confirm whether a small business may compete for both the unrestricted awards and the partially set-aside award opportunities.
Prime Contractor and Subconsultant Experience: May DEG, as the proposed prime contractor, rely on the relevant highway design experience of committed subconsultants to demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence?

A table listing each state and corresponding license number is acceptable.

Geographic Experience: Must the prime contractor
independently demonstrate completed highway design projects within the CFLHD geographic jurisdiction, or may qualifying projects performed by proposed subconsultants satisfy this requirement?

Please refer to Selection Criteria (1)

Please include in Item H.
Please refer to the answer for question 2 above.
Small Businesses are allowed compete, as this acquisition is being issued as Full and Open Competition.
Please refer to Selection Criteria (1)
Ratings will take into account both the firms’ and its subconsultants’ experience as submitted per the RFQ.

Ratings will take into account both the firms’ and its subconsultants’ geographic experience as submitted per the RFQ.

SF330 Section F: May the prime contractor include relevant