Third Party Procurement
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New Starts Transit Fund
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Please provide Contact information for the New Starts transit fund. Background Information: Regarding June 2011 Federal approval to the City of Baltimore, MD, to begin detailed planning and engineering of the Red Line light rail system.A. Please inquire at the...
Commercial Driver's Licenses
Frequently Asked QuestionsWe are a provider of public transit in Kansas. Our drivers now need DOT physicals to comply with regulations. We have a medical office who is doing the DOT physicals but does not have the physical cards to issue to the drivers. Where can they get the cards?Commercial...
IDIQ Contracts
Frequently Asked QuestionsWe have a current contract for electronic fare-box equipment that has a cooperative purchasing agreement. Our purchasing department did not include minimum/maximum quantities for the contract other than the quantities our agency needed. Since there is a cooperative...Reasonableness of Contract Costs
Frequently Asked QuestionsDo you have any guidance on how to monitor and control Direct Labor Costs in CPFF contracts, especially when it relates to annual salary adjustments? Can firms increase salaries substantially and what is the buyer’s recourse?The allowability of costs on CPFF contracts...
Design - Build
Frequently Asked QuestionsIs there sample RFP language that makes it easy to pick up and include in our bid document for a NEW TRANSIT FACILITY for a Design - Build bid advertisement that will cover all the clauses and references necessary to cover grant funding via 5309, JARC and 5311? I don't...Bid Preference
Frequently Asked QuestionsIs a 10% bid preference allowed for Disabled Veteran Owned Company bidding on a Bus procurement? Background Information: There is a Public Act in our State allowing a 10% preference to a Disabled Veteran Owned Company.FTA procurement policy would not allow bid...
Notification of Federal Assistance
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Does 4220.1F, III. 3. e. – “Special Notification Requirement for States,” apply to any other governmental organizations?A. The notification requirements concerning federal assistance apply only to States and those organizations that are being funded directly by the...