REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) No. 6000001652 BENTHIC HABITAT AND SUBSTRATE MAPPING ON THE NORTHERN ESTUARIES, FLORIDA The Procurement Bureau of the South Florida Water Management District, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406, will receive sealed proposals up to the 2:30 p.m. opening time on October 21, 2025 for Benthic Habitat and Substrate Mapping of the Northern Estuaries, Florida. An OPTIONAL PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held October 3, 2025, 10:00 AM in the B-1 Storch Room, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406, for all interested respondents. All proposals must conform to the instructions in the RFP. Interested respondents may obtain a copy of the complete RFP by downloading the solicitation from our website at www.sfwmd.gov/procurement. Further information on the status of this solicitation can be obtained on our web site - www.sfwmd.gov or by calling 561-682-2011. Any meetings with District staff regarding this solicitation are subject to the provisions of Section 286.0113, Florida Statutes, which provides, in part, that any portion of a meeting at which a negotiation with a vendor is conducted pursuant to a competitive solicitation, at which a vendor makes an oral presentation as part of a competitive solicitation, or at which a vendor answers questions as part of a competitive solicitation is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. Evaluation Committee Meetings - Official public meetings for this RFP are scheduled as follows: December 1, 2025, at 9:00 AM, Building B-1, 2A Conference Room (Alternate Date): December 5, 2025, at 1:00 PM, Building B-1, 2B Conference Room A copy of the agenda may be obtained by writing the South Florida Water Management District, Procurement Department, P.O. Box 24680, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33416-4680. Persons with disabilities or handicaps who need assistance may contact the District Clerk, (561) 682-6805, at least two business days in advance of the meeting to make appropriate arrangements. Should one or more members of the evaluation committee need to attend any of the meetings by means of communication media technology (CMT), the meetings will be teleconferenced at the dates, times, locations and conference rooms referenced above. For more information, please contact Rachel Clark, Sr. Contract Specialist, at (561) 682-2793. September 19 2025 LSAR0372087