Arlington County Government Sealed Solicitation

Title: 24-DHS-RFP-526 Senior Transportation Services

Deadline: 4/26/2024 5:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: In Review

Solicitation Number: 24-DHS-RFP-526

Description: For providing fixed route, high quality transportation services for Arlington County's older residents


Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 4/3/2024 10:00 AM

Pre-Bid Meeting Details: A virtual preproposal conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. ON Wednesday, April 3, 2024, on Microsoft Teams to allow potential Offerors an opportunity to obtain clarification of the specifications and requirements of the solicitation. To join the meeting, please click the link in the solicitation, or join by dialing +1 347-973-6905 and enter Conference ID 432088221#. ATTENDANCE AT THE PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE IS OPTIONAL. Minutes of the preproposal conference will be recorded by the County and may be incorporated into the solicitation documents through an Addendum. Interested Offerors are, however, urged to attend.


Documents:

Documents as of 4/12/2024
24_DHS_RFP_526.pdf
24_DHS_RFP_526_Revised_Attachment_A_Cost_Proposal.xlsx
24_DHS_RFP_526_Addendum_1.pdf
Addition 1

Posted: 5/1/2024

Type of Addition: In Review

Question 1

Posted: 3/26/2024

Question: Would the District be interested in bids from cost-effective alternative transportation solutions utilizing sedans and SUVs as a supplement in cases where transportation needs are most efficiently met by smaller vehicles? In order to offer the most price competitive and cost-effective transportation solution, our pricing is not based on a traditional bus route per day/hour pricing model. Rather, our pricing is a base price fee + a per-mile fee. May we adjust the proposal to reflect our pricing structure to ensure that the cost is evaluated appropriately? in order to assist proposers in offering competitive pricing, please provide the following information: Current and/or previous contractor(s) Current contractor rates Sample invoice(s) Please provide historical and/or estimated information on the following: Monthly ridership Average number of riders per one-way trip Number of one-way trips per month Average mileage per one-way trip Total trip mileage per month

Response: Please see addendum 1

Question 2

Posted: 4/5/2024

Question: There is a reference regarding page limitations for the proposal. Please confirm that the only page limitations are for Section 5. Understanding of Requirements.

Response: Please see addendum 1

Posted: 5/1/2024

Type of Addition: In Review

Posted: 3/26/2024

Question: Would the District be interested in bids from cost-effective alternative transportation solutions utilizing sedans and SUVs as a supplement in cases where transportation needs are most efficiently met by smaller vehicles? In order to offer the most price competitive and cost-effective transportation solution, our pricing is not based on a traditional bus route per day/hour pricing model. Rather, our pricing is a base price fee + a per-mile fee. May we adjust the proposal to reflect our pricing structure to ensure that the cost is evaluated appropriately? in order to assist proposers in offering competitive pricing, please provide the following information: Current and/or previous contractor(s) Current contractor rates Sample invoice(s) Please provide historical and/or estimated information on the following: Monthly ridership Average number of riders per one-way trip Number of one-way trips per month Average mileage per one-way trip Total trip mileage per month

Response: Please see addendum 1

Posted: 4/5/2024

Question: There is a reference regarding page limitations for the proposal. Please confirm that the only page limitations are for Section 5. Understanding of Requirements.

Response: Please see addendum 1