Overview

The Federal Transit Administration provides a number of resources for recipients to assist with third-party procurements for projects receiving FTA funds, including:

• Section 7613 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 FAQs
• Circular 4220.1G, Third Party Procurement
• Procedures, methods, and examples of procurement practices in the Best Practices Procurement Manual
• An extensive set of Third Party Procurement FAQs to provide a means for its customers to get answers to their procurement questions online

Other Procurement Resources

• Letter from Dorval R. Carter, Jr. to Joel S. Abraman. Minnesota Decision
• Guidance in Response to Cost and Payment Questions. In 2022 and 2023, several transit stakeholders have asked FTA to clarify a grant recipient’s ability to modify the prices of existing federally assisted contracts or to structure their federally assisted contracts using advance or progress payments.
• The Equitable Economic Recovery and Workforce Development Through Construction Hiring Pilot Program permits grant recipients to include geographic, economic, or other hiring preferences in contract specifications for construction projects.
• Joint Procurement Clearinghouse. To establish a mechanism to allow grantees to work together to purchase rolling stock, FTA has created an online tool for joint procurement. 
• Letter from U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx - U.S. Employment Plan
• Online Tools & Resources
• For Contractors
• PSR Manual
• Recipients Workshops
• Procurement Modules
• PSR ICE E-Learning Module

Have Questions?

Federal Transit Administration grant recipients with specific questions regarding procurements funded by federal financial assistance may email us at FTA.ThirdPartyProcurements@dot.gov.