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The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an onboard transit survey. The project's objective is to develop a transit travel behavior database for the Atlanta metropolitan region to support travel demand forecasting models. Key tasks include survey design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the ARC procurement website by 4:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 30, 2026. All questions regarding the RFP must be submitted electronically by 4:00 PM EST on Friday, April 10, 2026. Official responses to questions will be posted as an addendum by Friday, April 17, 2026. The anticipated contract award is in June 2026, with work to be completed by December 31, 2027. The estimated funds available for the project are approximately $1,600,**** should not exceed 50 pages and must include specific documentation regarding the firm's experience, qualifications, and proposed approach. Evaluation criteria include experience in transit data requirements, survey techniques, data collection management, quality control, and staff qualifications.
The bid notice states that all work is to be completed by Friday, December 31, 2027.
Proposal evaluation will focus initially on the written proposals received by ARC by the deadline stated above. The review of written proposals will be based on the following evaluation criteria, with the relative weights in parentheses: 1. Extensive experience in transit data requirements for estimation and calibration of regional travel models that are sensitive to a broad range of policy issues. 20 2. Working knowledge of statistically based sample survey research techniques. 20 3. Experience in the training and management of data collection personnel for both tablet pc technology and transit onboard survey questionnaire. 20 4. Experience in editing and quality control of surveys to ensure accuracy and completion, and ability to perform data tasks of coding, data entry, verification, and sample expansion. 25 5. Relative experience of staff members in firm assigned to project and ability of assigned staff members to complete the project on the required schedule and provide thorough documentation. 15
The bid notice requires the following documentation: 1. Name of lead firm and any subconsultants. 2. Point of contact name, title, and phone number at lead firm. 3. The firm's recent experience is directly related to the scope of work. 4. Qualifications and technical competence of consultant or subconsultants in the type of work required. 5. Description of experience on similar projects including a list of at least 3 references within the past 5 years, with current contact information. 6. Identification of personnel who would work on the study indicating their education and experience. 7. Geographic location of the consultant's office performing the work. 8. Current workload and availability of such personnel in all required fields of expertise. 9. A proposed project budget in the format at exhibit b and b1 to this rfp. 10. Any other pertinent information.
Questions concerning this RFP must be submitted electronically through the procurement website by 4:00 PM EST on Friday, April 10, 2026.
The bid notice states that it is anticipated that available funds for the project will be approximately $1,600,****.