Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Opengov #S26065

VTA Quality of Life Assessment planning services for Santa Clara County

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is seeking a planning consultant to develop a Quality of Life Assessment for Santa Clara County. - Government buyer: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Planning Division; procurement is managed through VTA Procurement, Contracts and Business Development. The solicitation identifies Nicole Chapman as Chief Procurement Officer. - Requested service: One Quality of Life Assessment (QOLA) planning engagement, solicitation S26065. No specific products, product quantities, manufacturers, or vendors are named. - Scope: Define quality of life and VTA’s role in supporting it; analyze existing data and quality-of-life measures; summarize findings using narrative, maps, tables, and graphics; and identify programs, policies, initiatives, and transportation project types that can advance quality-of-life goals. - Planning and engagement: Support VTA-led stakeholder and community engagement, develop and test a place-based prioritization tool for Valley Transportation Plan 2060, and prepare a framework, public-review materials, comment tracking, and presentations for VTA committees and Board of Directors. Public-opinion research is separately procured and managed by VTA. - Intended use: Guide VTA priorities and its Valley Transportation Plan 2060, inform project submissions to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Plan Bay Area 2060, and support alignment with VTA’s forthcoming Strategic Plan and related plans and policies. - Notable requirements: The work should draw on relevant public-agency, community-based organization, and local-leader policies, plans, and goals. The stated Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goal is 0%; a local-firm preference applies to qualifying firms with meaningful production capability in Santa Clara County. - Contract term: 18 months from contract execution; no option years are specified.

Description

VTA seeks proposals from qualified firms to conduct a Quality of Life Assessment (QOLA) identifying what is necessary to support a quality life for Santa Clara County residents and defining related transportation actions and metrics VTA can pursue. The assessment will establish guiding priorities for VTA’s next Valley Transportation Plan, drawing on other VTA planning efforts and overlapping with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Plan Bay Area 2060 Blueprint effort. The assessment is intended to be completed in time to influence VTA’s project submissions to that plan. Proposals are due November 20, 2026, and must be submitted electronically through OpenGov.

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