The Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking letters of interest and statements of qualifications from qualified agencies or firms interested in coordinating transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged in
The Community Transportation Coordinator is defined by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, as a transportation entity recommended by the appropriate designated official planning agency to ensure that coordinated transportation services are provided to the transportation disadvantaged population in a designated service area. The Community Transportation Coordinator has full responsibility for the delivery of transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged as outlined in Section 427.015(2), Florida Statutes.
The transportation disadvantaged are defined by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes as those persons who because of physical or mental disability, income status, or age are unable to transport themselves or purchase transportation and are, therefore, dependent upon others to obtain access to health care, employment, education, shopping, social activities, or other life sustaining activities, or children who are handicapped or high‑risk or at‑risk as defined in Section 411.202, Florida Statutes.
Interested firms/agencies are required to have capabilities to coordinate all transportation disadvantaged trips within
Letters of interest and qualifications should be limited to a maximum of five (5) pages. The following information should be included in letters of interest and qualifications:
– Name, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address (if available) of firm or agency.
– Name and address of the contact person.
– Staffing chart of the agency (list current staff, position, education, experience).
– Agencys past experience as a Community Transportation Coordinator (list locations and contact persons including phone numbers for references).
– Statement of whether the agency either has or will be able to establish a local office in
– Statement of whether and to what extent the agency is familiar with
– Agencys past experience with providing, brokering, or managing Mass Transit services, Americans with Disabilities Paratransit Services, and eligibility-based ridership transportation services (list locations and contact persons including phone numbers).
Potential providers should submit one (1) original and five (5) copies of their expression of interest and qualifications in a sealed envelope to: Jerry Davis, Manager, Purchasing Department,
Letters must be marked RFQ No. 2008039 LETTER OF INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR. Letters of interest and qualifications must be received by 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2008.
Written questions should be addressed to: Phil Matson, MPO Staff Director,
Faxed and e‑mailed responses will not be accepted. Late letters will be returned unopened with the notation, This letter of interest was received after the delivery time designated for receipt and opening in the legal notice. Only responses to the request for letters of interest will be considered if a request for proposals is issued for Community Transportation Coordinator. The Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses in the best interest of the County and State Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.
All proposers must certify that they are not on the State of Florida Comptroller Generals List of Ineligible Bidders. Proposers must also certify that no principal of the firm is presently suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in the type of work required by this letter of interest by any federal, state, or local department or agency.
The MPO recognizes fair and open competition as a basic tenet of public procurement and encourages participation by minority- and women-owned/managed or Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). While the MPO does not award advanced standing for such business classifications, the MPO requests that DBEs submit evidence of such classification with their letters of interest.
