EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (RFEI) FOR BLUE HIGHWAYS PROGRAM IN NYC

The New York City Department of Transportation (“NYC DOT”) and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”), hereto known collectively as “the City”, are releasing this Request for Expressions of Interest (“RFEI”) to better understand the current state of the market for marine freight, industry challenges and opportunities in marine freight, and ways to support businesses that want to engage in waterfront freight operations. The responses will inform the feasibility of developing a pilot program, with opportunities to solicit interest and receive feedback on potential structures for partnerships with New York City. This RFEI is released through PASSPort, New York City’s online procurement portal, as an RFx. Responses to this RFEI/RFx must be submitted via PASSPort. To access the RFEI, vendors should visit the PASSPort Public Portal. To reach the Public Portal, visit the following site: https://www.nyc.gov/site/mocs/passport/about-passport.page then click on the rectangle captioned “Procurement Navigator,” whereupon you will arrive at the Portal. To quickly locate the RFEI, insert the following EPIN, 84124Y0488, into the Keyword search field, then click search. To respond to the RFEI, vendors must create an account within the PASSPort system if they have not already done so. Any inquiries concerning this RFEI should be directed by e-mail under the subject line "NYC Blue Highways” to the email address of the Authorized Agency Contact, David Maco, at dmaco@dot.nyc.gov. NYC DOT encourages participation from City-certified MWBE vendors in this RFEI and especially welcomes responses from that segment of the vendor community.