Contract Opportunities - RFI. Sources Sought - TIEP.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Transit Innovation Evaluation Program (TIEP)

The United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking vendors to assist with Transit Innovation Evaluation Program (TIEP) as described in the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO). The Transit Innovation Evaluation Program (TIEP) improves the timeliness, quality, and efficiency of evaluation and rapid-response research across the transit sector. It fulfills the federal statutory requirement (49 U.S.C. § 5312(e)(4)) for independent evaluation of demonstration projects under the Public Transportation Innovation Program and supports evidence-based decision-making through ad hoc research on emerging transit challenges. The program relies on evaluation experts with public transportation industry experience to effectively conduct evaluations and address emerging research priorities in a timely manner.

This RFI/Sources Sought notice is an announcement seeking market research information on small businesses that believe they are technically capable of providing the services in the attached SOO. The technical capability package response for this RFI/Sources Sought is not expected to be a proposal, nor will any award be made, but rather specific, detailed information regarding the company’s existing experience in relation to the areas specified in the SOO for information and planning purposes only. The Government will not accept simply submission of your firm’s standard brochure of capabilities as a response to this RFI/Sources Sought notice. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred by interested parties in responding to this request.

If your firm has an interest, please provide a typed technical capability statement response of no more than 15 pages in Times New Roman font, pitch 12. Document should be single or double spaced. The following questions must be addressed and elaborated on as part of the technical capability statement package response: (1) Past Performance – Does your firm have the relevant past performance within the last three years (include contract number, task order number (if applicable), blanket purchase agreement (BPA) number along with call order number, contract type, total dollar value, point of contact (POC) with phone number, email address, name of employer, POC’s role, and a brief description of the work performed)? 2) Corporate Experience – Does your firm have the work experience similar in nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty of work in the SOO; and (3) Which labor categories did your firm utilize for this type of work under a contract, task or call order award? (4) Along with your technical capability statement package response, please include specific information that addresses your firm’s capabilities to provide services as described in the attached SOO.

Please provide your company’s name, POC, address (physical location and email), phone number, business classification, cage code and your specific business size along with your capability statement response. If your firm has a specific NAICS to recommend for this specific type of services, please include it in your response to this RFI/Sources Sought notice.

Complete technical capability statement response packages must be submitted electronically to Ms. Tennile Palmer, Contract Specialist at the email address Tennile.palmer.ctr@dot.gov with a copy to Ms. Crystal Zorich, Contracting Officer via email at Crystal.Zorich@dot.gov by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on March 27, 2026.

CONTRACT TYPE

Labor Hour

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The anticipated period of performance will be one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor shall furnish necessary facilities to undertake the scope of work and perform the services specific in this requirement.