Acquisition and Technical Programmatic Support

The Federal Transit Administration is seeking acquisition and technical programmatic support services for TAD-40 to assist with critical mission requirements throughout the entire acquisition lifecycle. The Department of Transportation will evaluate vendors' capability statements based on their qualifications to provide expert support across simplified acquisitions, various contract types (Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, Labor Hour, and Time & Materials), and familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 5, 12-15, 37, 43, and Subpart 8.4. The contractor must supply three labor categories with specific qualifications: Senior Contract Specialist/Administrator III (Bachelor's degree minimum with 8+ years of contracting experience and FAC Level III certification), Mid-Level Contract Specialist/Administrator II (Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of acquisition experience and FAC equivalent knowledge), and Acquisition Liaison (Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience and FAC Level II expertise). Interested firms must submit a typed capability statement not exceeding 5 pages by 11:00 AM EDT on April 16, 2026, to Ms. Cassandra Porter-Hickman at c.porterhickman@dot.gov, with a copy to Mrs. Stephanie Cooke-Nwadibia at Stephanie.Cooke-Nwadibia@dot.gov. The submission must include past performance data from the last three years, relevant corporate experience, labor categories utilized, technical capabilities, company contact information, CAGE code, and NAICS code classification (541611 or 541211).

No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement, and no incumbent contractor information or award value range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The contract will be structured as a Labor Hour type vehicle with a one-year base period followed by four optional one-year periods, totaling potential performance of five years if all options are exercised. Work will be performed on-site at FTA Headquarters at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, East Building, Washington, DC 20590, during core business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST on a 40-hour work week basis. The Government will furnish workspace, laptop, docking station, telephone, and system access, while contractor personnel must sign non-disclosure certificates and obtain organizational conflict of interest approval prior to commencing work. Monthly status reports are required by the 5th of each month throughout contract performance. This is a Request for Information notice for market research purposes only and will not result in an award from this submission.