Communication Strategy Consulting Services for the FMCSA (Sole Source Change Order)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 6913G624F50024N
- Agency
-
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Tarrytown, New York 10591, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (DOT/Volpe Center) has published a Special Notice for a sole source change order to modify an existing task order with Arch Street Communications, Inc. under GSA Contract No. GS-00F-154DA. The change order is for additional communication strategy consulting services to support the release of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Federal Registration System.
The purpose of the change order is to expand the scope of the existing task order to include additional tasks and deliverables, such as expanded copy platforms, media toolkits, digital toolkits, PowerPoint slides, and participation in additional planning meetings. The total estimated value of the additional work is unspecified. The government has determined that modifying the existing task order with Arch Street Communications, Inc. is in the best interest of economy and efficiency, as the contractor has already commenced work and is best suited to perform the new tasks, which directly impact and coincide with the current efforts. There are no set-aside requirements, and interested parties should direct any questions to the specified government points of contact by September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (DOT/Volpe Center) Cambridge, MA, intends to issue a sole source change order to Task Order 6913G624F50024N with Arch Street Communications, Inc, in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(C). The Government in the interest of economy and efficiency is best served by modifying 6913G624F50024N to add these additional tasks/deliverables.The purpose of Task Order 6913G624F50024N is to develop and execute a communications and outreach strategy to support the release of FMCSA's Federal Registration System.
A need for additional work was initiated by Volpe’s Safety Measurement and Analysis office (V313). To perform this additional work, an out-of-scope bilateral modification must be issued. The Statement of Work (SOW) is modified to include the following additional tasks/deliverables: 1) the Copy Platform has expanded to include Help Line Talking points, checklists, and how-to documentations along with added/curated content from training materials to simplify end-use understanding for their delivery to various stakeholder audiences, 2) the Media toolkit has been expanded to also include 2 media releases, suggested questions for reporters, a backgrounder, and pre-written responses to suggested questions 3) the Digital toolkit has been expanded to include texts nuanced posts for industry organizations, surrogate partners, and field staff to use; 4) PowerPoint Slides with high-level notes and talking points, and 5) participation in 2 additional bi-weekly planning meetings with project team and Sponsor.
Any questions regarding this sole source change order may be directed to Rachel Andersn (rachel.anderson@dot.gov) and Christopher Dooley (christopher.dooley@dot.gov) by Wednesday September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| P00001 - Sole Source Justification - Redacted.pdf | ||
| P00001 - SOW.pdf |
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