REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST AND PROPOSALS

The Hernando County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is accepting proposals from qualified agencies or firms for the award of a contract to coordinate transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged in Hernando County, Florida. The Hernando County MPO will be administering the competitive procurement process. The selected contractor will be the designated Community Transportation Coordinator for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program, as authorized by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, and more fully described in Rule 41-2 of the Florida Administrative Code.

A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD March 3, 2008, at the Hernando County MPO Conference Room 261, 20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601, 10:00 a.m., to answer questions about the RFP.

LETTERS OF INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE DUE BY: February 19, 2008, 5:00 p.m. PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:00 p.m., March 21, 2008, at the office of the Hernando County MPO. FIVE (5) copies of the technical and cost proposals must be submitted to: Hernando County MPO, ATTENTION: Steve Diez, Transportation Planner II, 20 N. Main Street, Room 262, Brooksville, Florida 34601. One of these copies must be a clean, single sided original that can be used to make additional copies. The outside of the envelope or box containing the Technical Proposal must be marked “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR.” In addition to the Technical Proposal, an Annual Budget/Cost Proposal and a Fare Proposal must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope. This envelope shall be clearly marked, “ANNUAL BUDGET/COST PROPOSAL AND FARE PROPOSAL.”

FAXED AND ELECTRONICALLY MAILED RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The Hernando County MPO will not accept responsibility for proposals that are not marked and submitted in this manner. Proposals are to remain in effect for ninety (90) calendar days from date of submission. The Hernando County MPO reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any formality concerning proposals or negotiate changes to the proposals whenever such rejection or waiver or negotiation is in the best interest of the State and transportation disadvantaged.

The Hernando County MPO reserves the right to waive any informality in any proposal, to reject any or all proposals in whole or in part, with or without cause, and/or to accept the proposal that in its judgment will be in the best interest of the Hernando County MPO and its citizens. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.