R -- Professional and Administrative Services

The Federal Highway Administration has a need to contract for Professional and Administrative Services at our National Highway Institute (NHI) offices in Arlington, VA. The contractor will be required to provide an experienced on-site Project Manager with approximately 14 support personnel to perform consistently high quality, timely, professional, administrative and technical support services in the broad areas of administration, marketing, communication, program support, NHI database systems and web site, travel support, training development, distance learning, knowledge management, strategic planning, internal and external project management, customer service, Grant and Fellowship Program management, instructional systems design and instructor development. The work is to be accomplished primarily in the NHI Offices in Arlington, Va. Some of the work will be done off site at the office of the contractor. This is a follow-on contract awarded to Adnet Systems, Inc. of Rockville, MD who is currently providing these services. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small businesses. This procurement is restricted to eligible, 8(a) small business concerns under the North American Industry Classification System code 611430 Professional and Management Development Training ($6 million). The solicitation and all related documents and amendments, if any, will only be released and available electronically through Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site at http://www1.eps.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/postdate_1.html which will list all the FHWA business opportunities sorted by posted date. The solicitation and related documents will be posted under the RFP number. Interested parties must download the RFP from that site. NO WRITTEN, TELEPHONIC, FACSIMILE, OR E-MAIL REQUESTS will be honored. Since this solicitation will only be available electronically, it is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor the FebBizOpps website for any solicitation amendments. Interested parties can register at the FebBizOpps site to receive e-mail notifications of postings. Please note that FedBizOpps has a feature called ?Interested Vendors List.? Those interested in subcontracting, supplying, consulting, teaming and the like should register, and contractors may find it helpful to review the names posted there. The ESTIMATED release date of the RFP is August 16, 2007. NO OTHER PROCUREMENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation, Short-Term Lending Program offers working capital financing in the form of revolving lines of credit to finance accounts receivable arising from transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75%. For further information, call (800) 532-1169 x62852. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. This requirement is listed at: http://www.dot.gov/ost/m60/earl/chap1205.htm#1205.2