Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source- WMATA

The Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Contracting Division, intends to issue a purchase order on a non-competitive basis to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority dba WMATA for transportation services under the transit subsidy program. This sole source action is authorized under FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)- soliciting from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of this contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Effective January 1, 1994, the Federal Employees Clean Air Act (Public Law 103-172) authorized the establishment of transit benefit programs for federal employees. The transit benefit program encourages employees to use means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles to commute to or from work. WMATA is the only provider of a comprehensive mass transportation system in the Washington DC metropolitan area that includes the required modes of transportation such as the subway system, commuter van pools, VRE, ME Light Rail and all types of area bus services. The period of performance is 11/1/2022-10/31/2023. The total estimated dollar value of the award is $157,000.00. This is not a request for quotes, proposals or capability statements. No solicitation will be posted as a result of this notice. This Special Notice is being issued for informational purposes only. Questions or comments regarding this Special Notice should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Yu-Jin Kim at [email protected] via e-mail only. The email subject line shall state “Special Notice ref # 15G1AC23P00000002- WMATA” and must be received by 7:00am EST on 10/20/2022. Phone calls/voicemails will not be accepted or returned.