Arlington County Government Sealed Solicitation

Title: 22-DES-RFPLW-465 Provision of Transit Project Management Staffing Services

Deadline: 1/18/2022 1:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 22-DES-RFPLW-465

Description: The County is seeking a qualified contractor for Transit project management staffing services to support the Arlington County Transit Operations and Planning Program as an extension of the County’s staff for transit capital and operations projects implemented by Arlington County’s Transit Bureau, Division of Transportation.

Documents:

Documents as of 12/2/2021
22-DES-RFPLW-465_Transit Project Management Staffing Services.pdf
22-DES-RFPLW-465 Proposal Submittal Forms.pdf
Addition 1

Posted: 1/4/2022

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1

Overview: Addendum No. 1 changes the proposal due date.

Deadline: 1/18/2022 1:00 PM

Documents:

Addition 2

Posted: 1/18/2022

Type of Addition: In Review

Addition 3

Posted: 4/6/2022

Type of Addition: Notice of Award Information

Overview: Notice of Award to First Transit, Inc.

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Is this a new initiative? If not, please provide the names of the current vendor(s) providing the services.

Response: This is a new solicitation for these services. The current vendor is First Transit, Inc.

Question 2

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Can you please let us know the previous spending of this contract?

Response: The County does not disclose budget information

Question 3

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Please confirm if we can get the proposals or pricing of the incumbent(s).

Response: The County is only answering questions related to this solicitation.

Question 4

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Are there any pain points or issues with the current vendor(s)?

Response: The County is only answering questions related to this solicitation.

Question 5

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Please confirm the anticipated number of awards.

Response: One award

Question 6

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Are vendors required to provide a Dishonesty bond or a performance bond of any kind?

Response: Please reference VI. Contract Terms and Conditions, 55. Insurance Requirements, Item e.

Question 7

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: What are the County's current hourly rates for the positions listed in the solicitation?

Response: Reference the current contract on Vendor Registry - Arlington County Contracts.

Question 8

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: When does the County anticipate completing its evaluation and notifying respondents of its recommended awardee?

Response: The County anticipate evaluating all responses in a timely fashion and once an award is made, it will be posted to Vendor Registry.

Question 9

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: What specific background checks and/or drug screens are required of the temporary staff?

Response: Please reference VI. Contract Terms and Conditions, 15. Background Check.

Question 10

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: To ensure FCRA compliance, it is our company’s policy to provide clients with an attestation of completion of background check pursuant to client’s requirements, but not the actual results. Will the County accept letters of attestation in lieu of actual background check results?

Response: The County prefers the results of the background checks.

Question 11

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Will respondents be disqualified or adversely impacted during the evaluation process if they were to submit exceptions to the County?

Response: Please reference II. Information For Offerors, 13. Exceptions To Terms and Conditions. Also, reference V. Proposal Requirements, 7. Proposal Submittal Elements, Items B and G.

Question 12

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Is it allowable within the contract to split an FTE among more than one person? Also, is it allowable for a single person to fulfill more than one of the roles defined in the RFP, temporarily or permanently, depending on time commitment needs?

Response: A single person is required to fill each position, however, temporary assignments could be made.

Question 13

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Is there a SWAM target for this solicitation?

Response: No, there is no SWAM target for this solicitation.

Posted: 1/4/2022

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1

Overview: Addendum No. 1 changes the proposal due date.

Deadline: 1/18/2022 1:00 PM

Documents:

Posted: 1/18/2022

Type of Addition: In Review

Posted: 4/6/2022

Type of Addition: Notice of Award Information

Overview: Notice of Award to First Transit, Inc.

Documents:

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Is this a new initiative? If not, please provide the names of the current vendor(s) providing the services.

Response: This is a new solicitation for these services. The current vendor is First Transit, Inc.

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Can you please let us know the previous spending of this contract?

Response: The County does not disclose budget information

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Please confirm if we can get the proposals or pricing of the incumbent(s).

Response: The County is only answering questions related to this solicitation.

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Are there any pain points or issues with the current vendor(s)?

Response: The County is only answering questions related to this solicitation.

Posted: 12/8/2021

Question: Please confirm the anticipated number of awards.

Response: One award

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Are vendors required to provide a Dishonesty bond or a performance bond of any kind?

Response: Please reference VI. Contract Terms and Conditions, 55. Insurance Requirements, Item e.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: What are the County's current hourly rates for the positions listed in the solicitation?

Response: Reference the current contract on Vendor Registry - Arlington County Contracts.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: When does the County anticipate completing its evaluation and notifying respondents of its recommended awardee?

Response: The County anticipate evaluating all responses in a timely fashion and once an award is made, it will be posted to Vendor Registry.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: What specific background checks and/or drug screens are required of the temporary staff?

Response: Please reference VI. Contract Terms and Conditions, 15. Background Check.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: To ensure FCRA compliance, it is our company’s policy to provide clients with an attestation of completion of background check pursuant to client’s requirements, but not the actual results. Will the County accept letters of attestation in lieu of actual background check results?

Response: The County prefers the results of the background checks.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Will respondents be disqualified or adversely impacted during the evaluation process if they were to submit exceptions to the County?

Response: Please reference II. Information For Offerors, 13. Exceptions To Terms and Conditions. Also, reference V. Proposal Requirements, 7. Proposal Submittal Elements, Items B and G.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Is it allowable within the contract to split an FTE among more than one person? Also, is it allowable for a single person to fulfill more than one of the roles defined in the RFP, temporarily or permanently, depending on time commitment needs?

Response: A single person is required to fill each position, however, temporary assignments could be made.

Posted: 12/10/2021

Question: Is there a SWAM target for this solicitation?

Response: No, there is no SWAM target for this solicitation.