RFP WATA Factory Bus Line Inspection

Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (“WATA”) is soliciting sealed proposals from experienced, qualified and properly licensed Offerors to conduct on-call transit bus line inspection. The overall goal for these services is to ensure that each of the vehicles being produced is manufactured in compliance with 49 CFR Part 663, “Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of Rolling Stock Purchases” regulations and 49 CFR 661 “Buy America” requirements, as amended by the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation” (FAST) Act. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that WATA’s procured vehicles comply fully with the specifications of the order and that each vehicle is free from defects.

The Contractor shall be responsible for knowledge of any updates, changes, or amendments of the above-referenced FTA regulations as they pertain to this Contract. The Contractor shall notify WATA of any changes that may occur during the period between task orders; in any regard not later than the time Contractor provides a response to any particular Task Order. The Contractor shall cooperate with incorporating any updates, changes, or amendments of these or any other changes to Buy America requirements as they relate to and affect any current or future task orders.