Preliminary Deployment Plan for a Regional BRT System in Northern Virginia (PDP-BRT)

RFP No.  2023-01

Description

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is requesting proposals from qualified firms to develop a Preliminary Deployment Plan (PDP) for a regional Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Northern Virginia. The PDP-BRT builds on the work undertaken as part of TransAction, the region’s long-range transportation plan, the current version of which was adopted by NVTA in December 2022. Request for Proposal (RFP) tasks will identify the opportunities and challenges associated with incremental deployment of a regional BRT system. These tasks are described fully in Section C: Scope of Work.

Contract Type: Cost Reimbursement, subject to maximum. The final cost of the contract will be determined after a review of cost proposals and contract negotiations.

Important Dates

Proposal Due Date: May 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Issue Date: April 6, 2023
Offeror Registration Required: April 14, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Written Questions Due: April 12, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Oral Presentations Due: June 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Notice of Award: October 13, 2023

Pre-RFP Open House

Pre-RFP Open House Registration Due: March 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Open House Date: March 30, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Registration of Interest

Offerors are required to register their interest in submitting a proposal to ensure receipt of updates to this RFP, notice of changes in critical dates and NVTA responses to questions and any other addenda. Interest is registered by submitting an email to Procurement@TheNoVAAuthority.org by April 14 at 5:00 pm. The email must contain the company name, address, telephone number and email address of one person to serve as the point of contact for registration and update purposes. If more than one contact is submitted the first person listed will be used as the point of contact.

Responses to Written Questions

Primary Contact Information

Sree Nampoothiri, Project Manager

NVTA 3040 Williams Drive

Suite 200 Fairfax, VA