National RTAP Releases Volunteer Driver Program Guide Update RFP

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National RTAP Releases RFP to Update Volunteer Driver Program Guidebook

Elizabeth Taylor • Mar 27, 2024

National RTAP Releases RFP to Update Volunteer Driver Program Guidebook

March 27, 2024

National RTAP, along with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA), has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to update and nationalize WSDOT’s Volunteer Driver Program Guide (last updated in 2013). This project will be guided by a workgroup of volunteer transportation stakeholders at the national, state, and local level.

The updated guidebook will be a resource for those currently operating a volunteer driver program as well as those interested in supporting or starting a program. It will contain recommendations, best practices, and sample forms as well as informational links and other resources. The guidebook will be available in a printable and searchable PDF format as well as an online toolkit. Both will be owned and maintained by NRTAP. To see examples of NRTAP's other toolkits, go to the Toolkits Overview page.

View the Volunteer Driver Program Guidebook Update RFP here. Download the Debarment and Suspension Certification Form here.

Key Dates:

April 15, 2024, 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) - Deadline to submit questions about the RFP
Email questions to Liz Taylor (etaylor@nationalrtap.org) and/or Marianna Hanefeld (marianna.hanefeld@wsdot.wa.gov)
April 22, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (11:00 AM PT) - Pre-Proposal Q&A Session
No questions were submitted in advance or on the Q&A session. One question was submitted after, which is addressed below and the response was emailed to all who signed up for the Q&A session.
May 17, 2024, 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) - Deadline to submit a proposal

Clarification about Proposal Page Limit:

We received this question on 5/9/24: "The RFP states that the proposal should be no longer than ten pages. Our question is whether those ten pages are inclusive of the following:

Resumes for key staff working on the project
Attachments of similar projects
Signed Debarment and Suspension Certification Form"

We would like to clarify that the components listed above do not need to be counted toward the ten-page limit. In addition, the ten-page limit is more of a guideline – a preference on our end – and proposals that go over ten pages will not be disqualified on that basis.

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National RTAP Releases RFP to Update Volunteer Driver Program Guidebook

National RTAP Releases RFP to Update Volunteer Driver Program Guidebook

National RTAP offers one-stop shopping for rural and tribal transit technical assistance products and services. Call, email, or chat with us and if we can’t help with your request, we’ll connect you with someone who can!

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