RFP - FTA Drug and Alcohol Oversight

The documents and files attached to this solicitation do not have any updates for digital accessibility at this time. Updates will be applied as soon as they are available. For an accessible version of solicitation documents published on this page, please submit a request to ADAdocs@dot.ca.gov or call (833) 713-2922. Caltrans is the designated recipient of FTA §5311 and §5311(f) funds. As the recipient of these federal funds, Caltrans is responsible for ¿filling the shoes¿ of the FTA to ensure that subrecipients are in compliance with 49 CFR Part 40 and Part 655. Approximately eighty-nine (89) subrecipients receive FTA §5311 and §5311(f) funds from Caltrans. Twenty-four (24) of these subrecipients receive direct Drug and Alcohol Program oversight from the FTA because they also receive FTA §5307 urban resources. This means approximately 65-70 subrecipients will need direct services offered through this contract. These subrecipients are located throughout California, sometimes in very isolated localities. Proposer shall develop a program to evaluate each subrecipient¿s compliance, follow-up on subrecipient¿s activities to achieve compliance, provide ongoing technical assistance to comply with requirements, report program status, and to coordinate training that is identified throughout the duration of the contract with Caltrans. The evaluation of subrecipients is not intended to be punitive. It is however, meant to provide Caltrans ¿ and therefore FTA, with an opportunity to identify subrecipient Drug and Alcohol Program weaknesses/deficiencies so that they can be corrected, and to identify training or other technical assistance needs for programmatic dissemination. The evaluation will identify best practices so that subrecipients can pursue excellence in drug and alcohol program management. This action will help ensure the rural transit systems in California remain safer modes of travel.