RFP #25251032, Term Agreement for Statewide Transportation Planning Services 2025

The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is soliciting professional engineering services to provide planning support services to ensure delivery of DOT & PF required plans as well as support statewide transportation planning efforts. Planning support services are intended to supplement DOT & PF efforts in a variety of transportation planning activities. Specific tasks include but are not limited to the following areas: 1. Public involvement and communication: To include web pages, meeting facilitation, consolidating and distributing meeting notes, arranging stakeholder advisory teams and monitoring and documenting their feedback.) 2. Program support and assistance: To include support with new funding calls for projects and programs, transit grant support and etc. 3. Transit planning: Assistance with components of several ongoing transit planning efforts, including the Transit Areas of Consistent Poverty grant that comprised part of the Alaska Community Connectivity Action Plan, statewide transit plan, and others, and transit program assistance. 4. Technical editing 5. Mapping services/GIS, primarily related to plan development and graphics. 6. Cost estimating of recommended projects that are highlighted through planning. A complete description of services is contained in the RFP Package. Estimated period for performance of the Agreement is approximately September 2025 through December 2028. Cost of these professional services is expected to be in the range of greater than a $1,000,000. The Request for Proposals (RFP) Package will be available July 16, 2025, and may be downloaded from our web site at: https://dot.alaska.gov/procurement/awp/awp-rfp-cal.cfm Or the RFP may be obtained in person from the DOT & PF plans room at the Engineering Services Building, Room 3, 2301 Peger Road, Fairbanks, Alaska. Persons residing outside the City of Fairbanks may obtain an RFP Package through the mail by telephoning (907) 451-2247 or TDD number 711 or 1-800-770-8973. (for Hearing Impaired, requires special equipment). There is no charge for the RFP package. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RFP FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS: Proposals must conform to the RFP and be submitted with specified forms. Submittals must be received at the address indicated on the RFP no later than August 7, 2025, 4:00 p.m., prevailing time. The Northern Region Contracts Section will accept electronic (Zendto) submission of proposals. *The ZendTo link is: https://drop.state.ak.us/drop/ *Select Drop-off and follow the instructions. *Email to dotnr.psa@alaska.gov. *Received files will be downloaded but not opened until after the submittal deadline passes. The proposals may still be dropped off at our office. A locked Drop Box is located at the outside entry of the Tech Services Building #3 (Contracts Building Main Parking Lot West Side Entrance). Call or Text (907) 799-5632 when you place documents in the Drop Box and we will retrieve and timestamp your documents. Individuals with disabilities, including the hearing impaired, who may need auxiliary aids, services, and/or special modifications to submit a proposal should contact the TTY number 711 or 1-800-770-8973, no later than one week prior to the submittal date to make any necessary arrangements. NONDISCRIMINATION: The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 US.C §§ 2000d to 2000d4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Title VI Nondiscrimination Policy: https://dot.alaska.gov/tvi_statement.shtml To file a complaint: dot.alaska.gov/cvlrts/titlevi.shtml.