Request for Proposals

Louisiana's Hudson Initiative is a certification program that is designed to help eligible Louisiana small businesses gain greater access to purchasing and contracting opportunities that are available at the State government level.

Office of Management and Finance

Financial Services Division

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality fully participates and encourages contractor participation in the Veteran and Hudson Initiatives. The State of Louisiana Veteran and Hudson Initiatives are designed to provide additional opportunities for Louisiana-based small entrepreneurships to participate in contracting and procurement with the state. All eligible vendors are encouraged to become certified through the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. Qualification requirements and online certification are available at https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/small-business/special-programs-for-small-businesshttp://smallbiz.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com.

• Husdon Initiative - Louisiana's Hudson Initiative is a certification program that is designed to help eligible Louisiana small businesses gain greater access to purchasing and contracting opportunities that are available at the State government level.
• Veteran Initiative - Louisiana's Veteran Initiative (LAVETBIZ) is a certification program that is designed to help eligible Louisiana Veteran-owned and Service-Connected Disabled-Veteran-owned small businesses gain greater access to purchasing and contracting opportunities that are available at the state government level.

 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Contact Financial Services Division at (225) 219-3863 or by email deqfinancial@la.gov for any problems opening the RFP documents or related postings. For questions regarding specific Request for Proposals (RFP), contact the RFP Coordinator in Part I of the RFP.

Please note that items posted to the DEQ Request for Proposal website are provided as a courtesy to vendors specifically looking for DEQ RFPs. The official posting of RFPs can be found on LaPAC: https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/pubMain.cfm

RFP No. 3000020152 - Conduct Performance Audits of Ambient Air Monitoring Sites

• 10/26/2022 - RFP Published
• 11/18/2022 - Addendum 1 Questions and Answers published
• 12/27/2022 - Contractor has been tentatively selected.

RFP No. 3000019952 - Targeted Brownfields Assessment Services VI

• 9/27/2022 - RFP Published
• 10/10/22 - Instructions regarding Pre-Proposal Conference attendence posted.
• 10/20/2022 - Addendum 1 - Questions & Answers posted
• 1/12/2023 - Contractors have been tentatively selected.

RFP No. 3000019396 - Conduct Performance Audits of Ambient Air Monitoring Sites (CANCELLED)

• 7/27/2022 - RFP Published
• 8/17/2022 - Addendum 1 - No Questions Received posted

• 10/3/2022 - In accordance with this RFP, Part I, Section 1.14, Proposal Rejection/RFP Cancellation, it is in the best interest of the State to cancel this Request for Proposal. A new Request for Proposal will be issued at a later date.