Request for Proposals for Performance of Expert Professional Traffic Engineering Planning and Design Services for Redevelopment Programs as Requested on a "Call-In" Basis During 2022 Through 2025 (RFP# 6000000741) - OPEN

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has issued Request for Proposals (RFP# 6000000741) for expert professional traffic engineering planning and design services for redevelopment programs on a "call-in" basis during 2022 through 2025. The scope of services encompasses comprehensive traffic engineering tasks including preparing and reviewing conceptual plans, conducting traffic surveys, developing traffic forecast models, analyzing traffic impacts, performing operational analyses, and evaluating pedestrian facilities. Specific service categories include Traffic Engineering Planning and Design, Traffic Engineering Planning and Design for Small Business Enterprises, Traffic Engineering Construction and Operations Support Services, and associated small business service variants. Proposers must meet stringent minimum qualifications, including five years of firm experience, five traffic engineering staff members with professional expertise in roadway design, traffic analysis, and transportation planning, and Professional Engineers licensed in New York and New Jersey. The evaluation will prioritize staff qualifications, firm experience, and management approach, with cost considered secondarily. A virtual pre-proposal meeting was held on January 4, 2022, with proposals originally due by January 24, 2022, though the current opportunity appears to extend through April 28, 2027.

The Port Authority has established specific diversity goals for this procurement, targeting 20% Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), 10% Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), and 3% Service-disabled Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (SDVOBs). The solicitation emphasizes full and fair opportunities for disadvantaged businesses, ensuring no discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Compensation will be structured as a multiplier of actual salaries, with potential for lump sum task orders, and the Authority may retain multiple firms to provide these services. The procurement includes substantial insurance requirements, with $5 million needed in commercial general liability, automobile liability, and professional liability insurance. Small businesses will receive additional incentives, including contract set-asides under $2.5 million, fee and bond waivers, wrap-up insurance, and semimonthly payment terms. While specific contract value is not explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the services and multi-year duration suggest a significant potential contract opportunity for qualified traffic engineering firms.