ADA Compliant Lowered Floor Minivan TRIPS-13-MV-RFP
Center for Urban Transportation Research
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Transportation Research Inspection Procurement Services (TRIPS)
CONTRACT TRIPS-13-MV-RFP
ADA Compliant Lowered Floor Minivan
Notice is hereby given that the University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research, representing the Florida Department of Transportation, will receive sealed proposals for the manufacture and delivery of the following 2014 model year vehicle type:
Accessible Minivan Type Transit Vehicle
Minimum
Maximum
0
250
The quantities reflect the immediate and foreseeable needs of transit agencies within Florida and were determined by using the most recent State of Florida Program of Projects, historical data from previous Florida Department of Transportation contracts, Agency(s) requests, and Agency(s) vehicle replacement schedules. All or part of the quantity of vehicles stated herein may be assigned to other public transit agencies desiring to purchase the same equipment specified in Part 2 of this solicitation. The TRIPS program reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or any part of any or all proposals.
An attendance optional pre-proposal meeting will be held October 3rd at 10:30 a.m. at Big Bend Transit, 2201 Eisenhower Street, Tallahassee, FL 32305. The meeting will be held in the conference room.
Copies of the RFP may be obtained from Brian Bickhardt, TRIPS Purchasing Administrator, University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CUT 100, Tampa, Florida, 33620, or by telephone at (813)974-2646. The proposal may also be downloaded from the TRIPS website, Contracts tab, at http://tripsflorida.org/rfps.html
Sealed proposals, an original and eight (8) copies, must be received at the above address (Attn: Brian Bickhardt) not later than 3:30 p.m. EST, Friday, October 18, 2013.
The successful proposer will be required to comply with all Equal Opportunity Laws and Regulations, Buy America Laws, Chapter 287 of the Florida Statutes and other applicable Federal and State regulations.
