SPEED Act - Permit Type: Mining Gen 103

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking to engage Qualified Professionals to review permits on an expedited basis as part of the SPEED Program, established in Article XVIII, §§1803-1805 of Act No. 54 of 2024 (SPEED Act), as amended.
The Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion & Development (SPEED) Program provides third-party applicants with the opportunity to engage a Qualified Professional to conduct an expedited review of their permit application. Applicants must specifically request that DEP engage a Qualified Professional to conduct an expedited review of their permit application. Upon such request, DEP will engage the Qualified Professional via a Project Work Order.
Bidders may be individuals or business entities with one or more employees that meet the criteria set forth below to be considered a Qualified Professional for the SPEED Program. All work must be completed in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Scope of Work and its attachments and pursuant to the Contract Terms and Conditions and any other procedures required by DEP for the performance of the Services.
All Bids must be submitted electronically via email to the following email account: RA-EPSPEED@pa.gov. The subject line of your submission must clearly state the title of this IFB. If you are responding to multiple IFB’s related to the SPEED Program, you must submit a separate email for each one.
Questions regarding bidding procedures should be directed to Brian Franklin, phone: 717.787.2471, email: brfranklin@pa.gov.