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2010 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2010 Contractor Performance Assessment Report was published and transmitted to Congress in October 2010. This report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final...

Recompete Contract

Contractor Performance Assessment Reports are published and transmitted to Congress in October. These reports analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the current projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final design for...

For Contractors

The Best Practices Procurment Manual and Third-Party Procurement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are both excellent resources for what is expected or required of contractors.  Definitions, resources, and helpful advice are provided.

Ethics

By law, recipients using FTA funds to award...

Online Tools & Resources

For the user's convenience, we have provided some useful web links. Access the desired link below:

Pricing guide for FTA Grantees (MS Word)Procurement System Self-Assessment GuideProcurement Systems Review Guide (PowerPoint)The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Procurement

Overview

The Federal Transit Administration provides a number of resources for recipients to assist with third-party procurements for projects receiving FTA funds, including:

Best Practices Procurement & Lessons Learned Manual (Report 0105)

This manual provides FTA grant recipients with detailed information about third-party procurement requirements to help improve internal processes and avoid pitfalls. The manual covers the entire procurement cycle: (1) Planning, (2) Selecting Type of Contracting Method, (3) Evaluation of...