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This is a Bidders List submission document from RLS & Associates, Inc. to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for solicitation BPM007068, an On Call Transit Consultant Services procurement. RLS & Associates, Inc., a 36-year-old transit industry consulting firm located in Dayton, Ohio, submitted a blank bidders/proposers list on September 9, 2025, indicating that no subcontractors or firms were identified during bid preparation. The RFP seeks contractors to provide 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 performed on an as-needed basis through individual task assignments over an initial twelve-month contract term with potential extensions up to forty-eight months total. The proposal deadline was September 10, 2025.

The procurement will establish multiple contracts reimbursed through hourly rate structures, with specific compensation and scope details determined by individual task assignments. Funding will be provided through federal transit programs including 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. The procurement is designed to support rural and small urban transit services, transportation for elderly and disabled populations, and transit planning initiatives across Arizona, while providing ADOT with flexible access to specialized transit consulting services as needed throughout the contract period.