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B -- PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE I-95 CORRIDOR COALITION DUE 090397 POC Ms. Christine Cox, Administrative Coordinator, I-95 Corridor Coalition, fax # (609) 530-2092, e-mail: I95crcox@aol.com Legal Notice Program Support for the I-95 Corridor Coalition Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical and Administrative Support The Connecticut Department of Transportation, on behalf of the I-95 Corridor Coalition in which it is a member, is seeking to engage the services of a firm or team of firms to provide various support services for the Coalition's program, for an initial period of two years, beginning January, 1998 and which may be extended in one year increments thereafter. The Coalition is a partner- ship of transportation agencies in the Northeast committed to the coordinated use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to achieve inter-operable, compatible, seamless services for moving people and goods in the Northeast. The selected firm or team will report to the Executive Director, Steering Committee and Executive Board leadership of the Coalition. All services provided are expected to be proactive in nature, bringing ideas and issues forward and developing options for the Coalition's program activities. The services expected of the firm(s) will include: program management and decision support for all the Coalition's program and activities, including financial analysis and record-keeping, organizational analysis, business and strategic planning, development of agendas for executives, issue paper development, and evaluation of programs or projects; technical services including the development of concept papers, functional requirements, and Requests for Proposals; monitoring/managing and evaluating operational tests; assessing technical issues at a national level as needed; and recommending technical options on ITS issues affecting the corridor; support of the Coalition's Information Exchange Network, including software updates and support, data interface development, and technical assistance/ training to agencies; outreach and education services about the Coalition and Intelligent Transportation Systems, including producing newsletters, writing messages and themes, drafting testimony for Executive members, producing brochures, supporting a web page, developing and supporting communication strategies, and tracking legislative initiatives affecting ITS; and, logistical support for meetings of all committees of the Coalition, including membership databases, mailings, minutes, locations, announcements, clearinghouse activities and all arrangements for various sizes and types of meetings. Certain core support services will be contracted to be provided on an ongoing basis. In addition, especially within the technical area, certain tasks will be scoped as needs arise, and authorized for work on an on-call basis. The successful team will be expected to draw upon the widest array of expertise in the ITS field including, for example, knowledge and experience about public/ private partnerships, innovative financing, electronic toll collection/traffic management, intermodal applications, incident management, resource sharing, telecommunications, system integration, commercial vehicle operations, traveler information and institutional issues. Firms wishing to be considered for this assignment are requested to submit a letter of interest. Included in the letter of interest must be a narrative description of the firms who comprise the proposal team, along with a summary of their qualifications, disciplines, experience, and expertise in the service areas delineated above. A full-time project manager must be designated, with detail on his/her background for this work. Also required is a description of the management structure which will be used by the team and project manager to insure quality of effort and responsiveness to the client. The relationship to any "parent" firm or subsidiary firm, with any of the parties concerned, must be clearly defined. Eight (8) copies of this submittal must be included, and the length is restricted to 20 pages. A short list may then be developed for detailed interviews. The selected firm will be required to immediately take the necessary action to obtain a Department approved audit and affirmative action plan and current corporate registration with the Secretary of State. Proof of Professional Liability Insurance coverage must be submitted on Form CON-32 prior to the start of the negotiation process. There will be a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirement for this project. DBE firms included as part of the team must be currently certified (or able to be certified by time of award) in any of the twelve Coalition member states, but will not be eligible if decertified previously in any Coalition state. Circumstances may require the rescheduling or cancellation of projects and, should this action be necessary, the Department will be under no obligation to provide supplementary work for this firm. All letters of interest must be postmarked by (if mailed) or arrive (if hand delivered) no later than 4:00 P.M. on September 3, 1997. Responses hand carried or postmarked after this date will not be considered. Correspondence should be addressed to: Mr. William W. Stoeckert, Transportation Highway Operations Director, CT Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 317546 (2800 Berlin Turnpike), Newington, Connecticut, 06131. Commissioner, CT Department of Transportation (0188)

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