Due to restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, public access to County facilities is extremely limited. The mailing of bids is preferred. However, if a bid is hand delivered, it will be received in the lobby of 1 Harrison Street, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 ONLY in the Drop Box labeled: Procurement Bids and Proposals between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

ALL HAND DELIVERED BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS LOCATION PRIOR TO 4:00 P.M. on the Acceptance Date of the bid in order to be considered. Bids will not be accepted at any other building locations or after 4:00 p.m. Bids will be opened and announced by the Procurement Division staff via audio/video teleconference at 4:30 p.m. (Atomic time) on the Acceptance Date. To participate in the audio portion of the opening, please dial the number provided in the Instruction to Bidders and follow the prompts as designated. You may also witness the announcement of received bids as they are opened using GoToMeeting with the instructions included in the Instructions to Bidders.

Please contact the Contracting Officer or Assistant Purchasing Agent designated on the front cover of the solicitation with any questions regarding this process. Bidders are strongly encouraged to check the County’s website routinely for updates.

The County of Loudoun, Virginia (County), is soliciting bids from qualified nutrient mitigation banks for the purchase of thirty (30) pounds of perpetual phosphorous credits. The credits will assist the County in reaching nutrient reductions required by its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Action Plan. The credits are required to be located within the MS4 locality or within the locality’s Chesapeake Bay Tributary (Potomac), and must be applicable to Loudoun County in accordance with § 62.1-44.19:21 of the Code of Virginia. The pounds of phosphorous credits purchased will be accompanied by the bank’s nutrient registration certificate and credit release letters showing the corresponding reductions of nitrogen and sediment (if applicable) associated with each pound of phosphorous.

Bidders may submit bids for all thirty (30) pounds of perpetual phosphorous credits or a portion of the thirty (30) pounds of perpetual phosphorous credits. The County reserves the right to make multiple awards in order to obtain the amount of phosphorous credits needed.

NOTE: Bids may contain multiple mitigation bank locations. Bidders shall use one line per bank location on the Bid Form. Bidders shall only submit ONE unit price per mitigation bank location. Bidders submitting several unit prices for the same mitigation bank will be rejected as non-responsive.

Bidders SHALL NOT submit multiple bids. Bidders submitting multiple bids will be rejected as non-responsive.

Addendum:

Addendum #1 Changes and/or Additions issued on May 10, 2021.