REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 06-621
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT SERVICES
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) an agency of the state of
THE PURPOSE of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to enter into an Agreement with a consultant to provide federal legislative consulting services. Any contract issued as a result of this solicitation will be for a two (2) year period, with SFRTAs sole option to renew for an additional three (3) one (1) year option periods, commencing approximately January 26, 2007.
THE SCOPE of the work may include, but not be limited to, the review, analysis and tracking of all federal legislation that may have an impact on SFRTA. Additionally, the consultant will work with Congressional members and committee staff on annual Appropriations securing the maximum amount of funding for SFRTA in any given year. It is expected the consultant will work with CSXT and Amtrak staff in coordinating all legislative and regulatory matters that affect both parties. The consultant must have working knowledge of Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Tea-21 regulations and guidelines.
A REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS should be directed to Bryan Kohlberg at SFRTA, 800 N. W. 33 Street,
A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held in the SFRTA Board Room at the address above on Friday, November 3, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be for SFRTA to respond to questions from document holders and clarify requirements in an open forum. Attendance is not mandatory but is highly recommended.
RECEIPT OF SEALED PROPOSALS: All proposals must be received in a sealed envelope no later than 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 27, 2006, at the SFRTA office in
Proposals shall be submitted with one (1) complete original document and five (5) exact copies.
All RFPs shall be subject to all applicable state and federal laws, subject to approval of a financial assistance contract between SFRTA and the U.S. Department of Transportation and/or the Florida Department of Transportation, and in compliance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations.
DBE PARTICIPATION: SFRTA solicits and encourages Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation. DBEs will be afforded full consideration of their responses and will not be subject to discrimination. SFRTAs DBE program goal is 10% of total contract expenditures.
SFRTA reserves the right to postpone, to accept, or reject any and all proposals in whole or in part. All Proposers must certify that they are not on the State of Florida Comptroller Generals List of Ineligible Bidders. All proposals must remain in effect for one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of Proposal Opening.
