Paratransit Vans
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The Transit Authority is inviting proposals from responsive, responsible persons or firms to furnish up to:
Furnishing Up to Twenty Eight (28) Paratransit Vehicles
With an Option of Up To One Hundred Forty (140) Additional Paratransit Vehicles
This equipment will be purchased over the next five years by the Utah Transit Authority and will be funded in part with financial assistance from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the United States Department of Transportation. The contract awarded will be subject to the financial assistance contract between the Authority and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
All requests for proposal documents, questions, or correspondence related to this procurement should be directed to the Authority's Grants & Contracts Administrator, Wes Jones, Office of Finance and Administration, Utah Transit Authority, 3600 South 700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, telephone: (801) 287-2321, or email at [email protected].
All requests for approved equals or deviations to the technical specifications should be submitted in writing on the appropriate RFA form for review by the Authority on or before March 21, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. MDT as indicated within the RFP. All requests that are approved by the Authority will be furnished in the form of addenda to all potential Vendors at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the scheduled deadline for submission of proposals.
Proposal analysis and selection of award winner will include areas such as responsiveness to the Authority's proposal specifications, suitability of the vehicles offered, responsibility of the Vendor, and price.
All offers will be required to complete and submit the following certifications with their proposal: Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Statement, Buy America Certifications, Certification regarding Debarment and Suspension, Certification of Restrictions on Lobbying, Certification regarding Cargo Preference, Transit Vehicle Manufacturers Certification, List of Subcontractors, Joint Venture, Addendums, Pre-Award Audit, and Price Proposal.
The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable equal employment laws and regulations. The Utah Transit Authority, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and 49 CFR Part 26, will afford Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) full opportunity to respond and will not discriminate against any interested firm or person on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin in the review of qualifications or contract award. Responsive, responsible firms will also be required to address the utilization of DBEs in their proposal documents submitted.
Proposals should be submitted with one (1) original and three (3) copies marked "Paratransit Vehicles" and will be received at Utah Transit Authority, by Wes Jones, Grants & Contracts Administrator, until 2:00 p.m. MDT on April 4, 2011. It is the responsibility of the Vendors to see that their proposals are delivered to the appropriate person listed and by the proposal submission deadline. Any proposal received thereafter shall not be considered.
Issuance of this RFP does not commit the Authority to award any contract, to pay any costs incurred in preparation of a proposal or to procure or contract for services or supplies. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to re-advertise. No oral, telephone, telegraphic or facsimile proposals or modifications will be considered.
