Discipline 3- org chart.pdf

This organizational chart document details the staffing structure for Discipline 3 On-Call Transit Consultant Services under a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), with RLS & Associates LLC identified as the Prime Recipient. The proposed team comprises twelve full-time staff members across multiple functional areas, including four project managers (Julie Schafer, Christy Campoll, Sean Oswald, and Laura Brown), three analysts (Micah Leonard, Tyler Bender, and Will Reckley), two GIS/technical specialists (Nathan Bubash and Julie Black), one operations manager (Anne Marie Coughlin), one technical writer (Amy Edelman), and company president Robbie L. Sarles. Julie Schafer is designated as the Primary Point of Contact (POC) for RLS on the On-Call Services contract. The ADOT procurement is structured to establish multiple contracts for multimodal transit consulting services across six primary disciplines with task assignments issued on an as-needed basis. The contract term is twelve months with potential extension up to forty-eight months total, with proposals due by September 10, 2025.

RLS & Associates LLC is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) that will serve as the Prime with no subrecipients at this time, allowing the company to maintain full control over contract execution and staffing. Reimbursement will be based on hourly rates for actual work performed, with individual task assignments detailing specific scopes of work, deliverables, and performance metrics. Funding for the contract will be provided through federal transit programs including FTA Sections 5311, 5310, and 5305. The procurement carries a 0.00% DBE contract goal, though DBE participation remains encouraged. Eligible respondents include federally recognized tribal agencies, councils of governments, metropolitan planning organizations, non-profits, local governments, and transit authorities, with the contract intended to support rural and small urban transit services, transportation for elderly and disabled populations, and transit planning initiatives across Arizona.