Build America Bureau Financial Advisory Services

This is a solicitation for a full and open competitive procurement to result in multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for "Build America Bureau Financial Advisory Services."

The Build America Bureau, an office within the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Under Secretary for Policy, has a requirement for non-personal financial advisory services in the transportation infrastructure project finance area to support its activities and programs. The Bureau administers the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program and the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit program. TIFIA and RRIF, the Credit Programs, provide (secured) direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to borrowers seeking to develop major surface transportation projects, railroad projects, port projects and transit-oriented development projects. Further information about the Credit Programs can be found at: https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica.

The Contractor shall perform financial advisory services necessary to support the Bureau's activities, which will include due diligence, credit analysis (project/public/corporate), financial structuring, negotiating, financial modeling, and preparing comprehensive credit reports. This work may pertain to a specific project transaction, portfolio management actions or non-project matters (e.g. training of Bureau staff). The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, facilities, and supervision to perform all professional, non-personal services necessary to support of the Bureau.

Specific work to be performed will be set forth under individual Task Orders in one or more of the following areas.:
•Credit Analysis
•Collateral Appraisal
•Financial Modeling
•Financial Structuring / Negotiating
•Creditworthiness Reporting
•Portfolio Management
•Other Bureau Matters (e.g., training and template revisions)

As a result of this solicitation, the FHWA intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts. The anticipated IDIQ contracts will include a five-year ordering period with a total ordering ceiling value of $11.25 Million for all Task Orders issued against all contracts. The NAICS Code for this effort is 541611.

See attached for the request for proposals (RFP). Interested offerors/vendors are encouraged to register on www.fbo.gov to receive any further information about the subject action inclusive of any announcements, and/or amendments to the solicitation after its release.

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This is a pre-solicitation notice (synopsis) for a full and open competitive procurement. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to issue a solicitation for multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for "Build America Bureau Financial Advisory Services."

The Build America Bureau, an office within the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Under Secretary for Policy, has a requirement for non-personal financial advisory services in the transportation infrastructure project finance area to support its activities and programs. The Bureau administers the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program and the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit program. TIFIA and RRIF, the Credit Programs, provide (secured) direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to borrowers seeking to develop major surface transportation projects, railroad projects, port projects and transit-oriented development projects. Further information about the Credit Programs can be found at: https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica.

The Contractor shall perform financial advisory services necessary to support the Bureau's activities, which will include due diligence, credit analysis (project/public/corporate), financial structuring, negotiating, financial modeling, and preparing comprehensive credit reports. This work may pertain to a specific project transaction, portfolio management actions or non-project matters (e.g. training of Bureau staff). The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, facilities, and supervision to perform all professional, non-personal services necessary to support of the Bureau.

Specific work to be performed will be set forth under individual Task Orders in one or more of the following areas.:
•Credit Analysis
•Collateral Appraisal
•Financial Modeling
•Financial Structuring / Negotiating
•Creditworthiness Reporting
•Portfolio Management
•Other Bureau Matters (e.g., training and template revisions)

As a result of this planned solicitation, the FHWA intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts. The anticipated IDIQ contracts will include a five-year ordering period with a total ordering ceiling value of $11.25 Million for all Task Orders issued against all contracts. The NAICS Code for this effort is 541611.

This synopsis is not a request for proposals (RFP). The FHWA intends to release a solicitation electronically only via this Government Point of Entry. As such, no written, telephonic or other type of request for an advance copy of the solicitation will be entertained. Interested offerors/vendors are encouraged to register on www.fbo.gov to receive any further information about the subject action inclusive of any announcements, and/or amendments to the solicitation after its release. No other procurement information is available now.

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