RFP out for support for DNR on ASTAR

Alaska’s current capital budget, signed into law July 31, includes $7.3 million for the Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource project, to be run by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the Department of Natural Resources, with the objective of better connecting villages in the region and encouraging resource development.

DNR’s Office of Project Management and Permitting issued a request for proposal Oct. 19 for assistance in developing an ASTAR strategic plan, with the deadline for proposals 4 p.m. Nov. 14.

Evaluation of the proposals will be completed by Nov. 21 and the state will issue a notice of intent to award a contract that same day. The contract would be issued Dec. 4 with the first contract term Dec. 4 through June 30, 2019, and renewal options to expire June 30, 2020.

The RPF says the state reserves the right to award multiple contracts, and anticipates that the contractor(s) selected would assemble a team of experts. Term contract(s) would be developed with qualified contractor(s) and while the term contract does not authorize any work, it puts a contract into place allowing DNR to issue specific notices to proceed under the contract for completion of more specific work tasks.

Services are divided into four groups: project management; data analysis, management and GIS analysis and integration; stakeholder outreach and coordination; and economics, socioeconomics.

The RFP includes a potential list of the types of activities that could be requested, a list of potential deliverables and minimum qualifications expected.

- Petroleum News