0-7-FTA_Certification_and_Restrictions_on_Lobbying_2024_10.pdf

This is an FTA Certification and Restrictions on Lobbying document related to the Arizona Department of Transportation's On Call Transit Consultant Services procurement (Solicitation BPM007068). The document establishes compliance requirements for contractors providing multimodal transit consulting services across six primary disciplines: Transit Planning Studies, Transit Planning Tasks, Transit Operations Planning, Transit Operations Tasks, Strategic Planning, and Coordination and Mobility Management Projects. Services will be provided on an as-needed basis through individual task assignments over an initial twelve-month contract term with potential extension up to forty-eight months total. Proposals are due by September 10, 2025. The procurement is structured to support a flexible consulting pool addressing diverse transit needs across Arizona, including rural and small urban transit services, transportation for elderly and disabled populations, and transit planning initiatives.

Compensation will be based on hourly rates for actual work performed, with task-specific assignments determining scope and financial parameters of individual consulting engagements. Funding sources include federal transit programs through FTA Sections 5311, 5310, and 5305. The solicitation establishes a 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contract goal, though DBE participation is encouraged. Eligible respondents include federally recognized tribal agencies, councils of governments, metropolitan planning organizations, non-profits, local governments, and transit authorities. This certification document ensures contractor compliance with federal lobbying restrictions and FTA regulations as a prerequisite for award consideration.