# What Is DOTD Form 24-102? Louisiana's SOQ Form > Louisiana DOTD Form 24-102 is the proposal form for DOTD consultant contracts. What its 23 sections ask, how DOTD scores it, and what makes one non-responsive. _By Oswald B. · Published 2026-11-13_ DOTD Form 24-102, "Proposal to Provide Consultant Services," is the form Louisiana DOTD requires for every consultant proposal on its engineering and related services contracts. It plays the role the SF330 plays for federal work: a fixed form with 23 numbered sections covering the team, staff, projects, approach and workload. DOTD scores it on qualifications alone. The current revision is dated November 1, 2026. Use the copy attached to the advertisement you're answering, not one saved from a past pursuit. ## What Is DOTD Form 24-102? It's Louisiana DOTD's standard submittal form. The [Consultant Contract Services manual](https://www.dotd.la.gov/media/f22jv4np/consultant-contract-services-ccs-manual-july-2025.pdf) (revised July 2025) says all responses "shall be submitted on DOTD's current standard submittal form," and that cost "shall not be a factor in the selection process for engineering or architectural services." DOTD posts each advertisement with the form attached. The advertisement adds the parts that change by contract: the evaluation weights, the Minimum Personnel Requirements (MPRs) in Attachment B, and the deadline. Proposals go by email as one PDF. ## What Changed in the November 2026 Revision? The [November 1, 2026 form](https://www.dotd.la.gov/media/aagj0ua2/dotd-form-24-102-november-1-2026.docx) adds a disclosure to Section 14. Under the org chart, you now list anyone working on the contract who held state employment or sat on a state board or commission in the past two years, with the agency, the role, and whether they served DOTD. If nobody qualifies, the form says you must state that. The August 11, 2025 revision, still in use on proposals signed in June 2026, has no such table. If your team includes a former DOTD engineer, check their dates before you build the chart. ## What Does Form 24-102 Ask For? | Sections | What goes there | Rule to watch | | -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 1–9 | Contract, prime firm, license, contacts, signer | Firm name must match the Louisiana Secretary of State record exactly, punctuation included | | 10–11 | Signed certification, DBE firms and percentages | Signer must be the official listed in Section 9 | | 12 | Discipline table | Percentages total 100% per discipline and overall | | 13 | Team size by DOTD job classification | For IDIQs, staff to the number of concurrent task orders the ad states | | 14 | Org chart, plus the ethics disclosure | All relevant prime and sub personnel. 11x17 allowed | | 15 | MPR table | One person per MPR unless Attachment B allows more | | 16 | Resumes | Two pages each, only for people in Sections 14 or 15 | | 17 | Firm experience | 20 projects max: 5 for the prime, 3 per sub, one page each | | 18 | Approach and methodology | Four pages. Page five onward isn't evaluated | | 19 | Workload | Every firm listed. Blank balances aren't accepted | | 20–23 | Certificates, QA/QC plan, sub contacts, location | Unrequested QA/QC and location content is redacted | One note on Sections 10–11. Under USDOT's DBE rule, agencies "must pause setting or counting DBE goals until reevaluation is complete" ([quick reference on DOTD's site](https://dotd.la.gov/media/eqlbcuqv/dbe-new-rule-clarification.pdf)). The [final rule of September 25, 2026](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19688/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-and-airport-concession-disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program) gives Louisiana's certifying program until December 24, 2026 to finish, unless USDOT grants an extension. Fill in the sections as the form asks, and check each DBE sub's current status before you sign. The form's own warning sits at the top: any consultant failing to submit required information, or providing inaccurate information, "MAY BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE." ## How Does DOTD Score a 24-102 Proposal? Each advertisement sets the criteria. The two we read, [an October 2025 IDIQ advertisement](https://wwwapps3.dotd.la.gov/Utilities/FileManagementSystem/api/v2/files/22880) and one from August 2025, used the same six weights: | Criterion | Weight | Where it's judged | | ----------------------------------------- | -----: | ---------------------- | | Team size for the project magnitude | 3 | Section 13 | | Staff experience on similar projects | 4 | Sections 15–16 | | Firm experience on similar projects | 3 | Section 17 | | Approach and methodology | 9 | Section 18 | | Current workload with DOTD | 5 | Section 19 | | Past performance on similar DOTD projects | 6 | No section of the form | Each criterion is rated 1 to 5, multiplied by its weight, and summed, so the ceiling is 150. The approach carries 9 of 30 weight points, nearly a third of the score, on four pages. Workload and DOTD past performance carry another 11, and the writing can't move either. The top-rated firms form a shortlist (four in the October ad), and the DOTD Secretary makes the selection. ![The sections of DOTD Form 24-102 with the score weight each carries in two 2025 DOTD advertisements: approach (Section 18) carries 9 of 30 points, workload (Section 19) 5, staff experience (Sections 15–16) 4, team size (13) and firm experience (17) 3 each, and past performance, which has no section on the form, 6. Workload and past performance are scored on the firm's record. Pass-or-fail checks are marked: the firm name match and Louisiana PE license in Sections 1–9, MPRs met at submission in Section 15 and every firm listed in Section 19.](/images/blog/louisiana-dotd-form-24-102/form-24-102-score-map.svg) ## What Makes a 24-102 Proposal Non-Responsive? The CCS manual is blunt: a firm "failing to submit the required information or satisfy all the stated Minimum Personnel Requirements" will be considered non-responsive. The usual causes: 1. **An MPR that isn't met at submission.** The advertisement says MPRs "must be met at the time the proposal is submitted." Resume dates in Section 16 have to cover the years each MPR asks for. 2. **A license problem.** DOTD's advertisement page states that a Louisiana PE license is required at the time of submission. Show the license discipline that meets the MPR. 3. **A name mismatch.** The prime and every sub must match the Secretary of State record exactly, with screenshots at the end of Section 20. 4. **An incomplete workload table.** All firms must appear in Section 19. Write N/A for a firm with no open DOTD work. Don't leave it blank. 5. **An altered form.** You can delete the instructions in Sections 12 through 23, but not the form's text or section titles. Other overflows aren't disqualifying, just wasted. A sixth prime project, a fifth approach page, and a resume for someone not on the chart are simply not evaluated. We covered building the chart and the resume set from one list in [proposal org charts](/blog/proposal-org-chart-engineering-rfq). ## How Is Form 24-102 Different From the SF330? | | DOTD Form 24-102 | SF330 Part I | | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | Personnel minimums | MPR table, pass or fail | None on the form | | Resumes | Two pages each, everyone in Sections 14–15 | One Section E per key person | | Projects | 20 max, 5 prime, 3 per sub | 10 unless the agency says otherwise | | Workload | Required table of unpaid DOTD balances | Not asked | | Approach | Section 18, four pages | No dedicated section. Section H holds what the agency asks for | The [SF330 guide](/blog/sf330-guide) covers the federal form. For how other states handle consultant qualification, see [state DOT prequalification](/blog/state-dot-prequalification). Local sponsors in Louisiana often use their own variants. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority uses a [CPRA 24-102](https://coastal.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Enclosure-4-CPRA-SF-24-102-rev.-5.11.2022.pdf) (rev. May 2022), and the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission uses a [modified DOTD 24-102](https://norpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MODIFIED-24-102-DOTD-Form-05132024.pdf). Their section numbers differ from DOTD's, so don't reuse a DOTD response without renumbering it. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Where do I get the current DOTD Form 24-102? From the advertisement. DOTD attaches the form to each posted advertisement and tells consultants to use that copy. The current revision, dated November 1, 2026, is also linked from DOTD's Consultant Contract Services page. Check the revision date in the form's header before you start. ### Can a subconsultant meet a Minimum Personnel Requirement? Often, but only where Attachment B allows it. The advertisements we read let subs meet some MPRs, required a professional engineer for others, and limited one person to one MPR unless stated otherwise. List the sub's staff member and their firm in Section 15. ### Does the prime have to do most of the work? Yes, in the advertisements we read. When subconsultants are used, the prime must perform more than 50% of the overall contract. The CCS manual adds that no single sub's portion should exceed the prime's. ### Can I change the team after DOTD selects us? Not freely. The CCS manual requires key personnel and subconsultants shown on the form to stay on the team, in the roles described, from submittal until contract execution. 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