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FHWA Sole Source Procurement of APWA Memberships for LTAP Support

This notice announces the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) intent to procure professional memberships from the American Public Works Association (APWA) via a sole source contract. - Agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation - Purpose: To obtain APWA memberships for access to industry information, updates on new products and technology, and support for transportation-related initiatives - Justification: FHWA is the only Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) mandated to provide professional development, training, and technical assistance to local agencies and tribal governments with road management responsibilities - Procurement Type: Sole source (no competition) - OEM/Vendor: American Public Works Association (APWA) - Products/Services: APWA professional memberships - Quantities/Part Numbers: Not specified - Unique Requirements: Memberships must be with APWA to fulfill FHWA's LTAP mandate - Commercial Opportunity: Limited to APWA due to sole source justification; no alternative vendors identified

Description

“Pursuant to 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to solicit from a single source with the American Public Works Association (APWA) to provide memberships in this professional organization to provide timely, accurate and useful information about the industry, new products, technology and other transportation-related initiatives.  Federal Highway Administration is the only Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) that is a mandated program to provide professional development, training and technical assistance to local agencies and tribal governments with road management responsibility. 

The intent of this notice is not to request competitive quotes, and any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. However, interested parties may submit a description of their firm's capabilities to satisfy this requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Jerry Y Danso, Contracting Specialist at jerry.danso@dot.gov

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