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Bid Splitting

Frequently Asked QuestionsUnder the Micropurchase guidelines, the Best Practices Procurement Manual talks about not "Bid Splitting" to avoid having to use another method of procurement. This makes sense if I'm buying 5 buses and split the procurement into 5 separate purchases; but it is not as...

Bid Mistakes

Frequently Asked QuestionsDo I have to reject a bid because only one original was submitted when we requested two originals and one duplicate copy? Or can I request they submit the additional copies in order to be considered? We recently received two bids for bus shelters. The low bidder failed to...

Bonds

Frequently Asked QuestionsIn an RFP, for 5-year revenue contracting for advertising on busses, with expected revenue over the 5-year period of $6 million or more, is requesting a bid bond of $500,000 excessive?

FTA has not established bid guarantee requirements for revenue contracts such as the...

Best and Final Offer

Frequently Asked QuestionsIs it permissible for an offeror to lower its price for the Best and Final Offer (BAFO) without any basis for the change, other than trying to beat out the competition, or does the price reduction have to be based on changes or other clarifications discussed during the...

Asset Life

Frequently Asked QuestionsIs there an expected (FTA required) life for bus radios? We are purchasing a bus cad/avl system and the contracted radio supplier is in the process of discontinuing the particular model we had planned on. The replacement radio model is not currently supported by the cad/...

Artwork

Frequently Asked QuestionsMay data/copyrights be negotiated under "Arts" in Transit procurement?

The Common Grant Rule at 49 CFR 19.36(a) expressly permits a recipient to copyright works subject to copyright, while 49 CFR 18.34 implicitly permits the same. Under both rules, the Federal Government...

Applicability of FTA Circular 4220.1E to Grantee Contractors

Frequently Asked QuestionsIs an agency required to display a sign identifying FTA as a grant participant at a construction site? If so, what should be on the sign?

FTA Circular 4220.1E paragraph 14 controls. You do not have to make announcements or put up signs, but if you do, FTA must be...

Altoona Testing View printer friendly version

Frequently Asked QuestionsDoes FTA require any Altoona testing of automobiles, and is there any prohibition against this type of purchase with Federal funds?

Altoona testing does not apply to automobiles. There is no prohibition of using Federal funds to purchase autos as long as it is consistent...

Allowable Costs for Grants

Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Can a subgrantee use 5309 funds for office furniture purchases? I believed that 5309 monies were only to be utilized in direct project related activities?

A. You need to send this question to your regional FTA grant manager who can advise you on the particulars of...