Underrepresented Developers Fellowship Administration

SCOPE: The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ("NFTA") is a leader in transit-oriented development (TOD) planning across the Buffalo-Niagara region. With support from the US Department of Transportation Build America Bureau Innovative Finance and Asset Concession grant program, NFTA continues to advance its TOD planning work by evaluating public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation, through differing delivery methods that might result in additional public benefits. This evaluation is focused on NFTA's existing assets at DL & W and LaSalle Stations, respectively. In tandem, NFTA aims to provide benefits to the community through transportation projects, as well as engage, educate, and listen to the community throughout project planning processes. DESIGNATED NFTA PROCUREMENT OFFICIAL: Mark Pereira, mark.pereira@nfta.com DBE Goal: There is no DBE Goal for this procurement. QUESTION DUE DATE: October 27, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Submit all questions pertaining to this procurement through the Bonfire portal. To Submit a question, CLICK on the "Ask a Question" button located next to the Questions Due Date. CORRESPONDANCE: All correspondence (addendums, requests for information/clarification, BAFO requests, and award notifications) will be sent through the Bonfire portal. TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Contact Bonfire at support@gobonfire.com for any questions regarding the Bonfire website. Refer to "Creating and Uploading a Submission" under Bonfire Vendor Support (gobonfire.com) for instructions on how to submit a Proposal through Bonfire. Bonfire's Minimum System Requirements: - Use a supported browser (Microsoft Edge (Windows), Google Chrome (Windows & Mac), and Mozilla Firefox (Windows & Mac). - Enable Javascript - Browser cookies - Use a desktop or non-mobile device - For successful questionnaire and /or Bid/Table template uploads, please ensure you are using Microsoft Office/Excel/Word 2007 or newer. - The Questionnaire template can take a significant amount of time to prepare and can only be filled out with Microsoft Office Excel. If you attempt to fill it out with any other software (even software that exports in .xlsx format), you will receive an error when attempting to upload your file. * We strongly recommend that you give yourself sufficient time before Closing Time to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission. Uploading large documents may take significant time, depending on the size of the file(s) and your Internet connection speed.