Research for Years 2025 – 2029

The State of Vermont, Agency of Transportation, through the Research Program of the Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division (PPAID), hereinafter referred to as AOT, is seeking Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) to provide research and must be able to conform to 508 Standards. Research projects may be related to planning, design, construction, management, maintenance and operations of highway, public transportation, and intermodal transportations systems. Recent External Research Projects funded by AOT can be found here: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/planning/research/projects. This RFQ represents the first phase of AOT’s External Research Process. In this phase, AOT’s Research Program will complete scoring of the RFQs received based on the evaluation scoring criteria in this RFQ. Based on those scores the Research Program will determine a Qualified Researcher List (QRL). The Qualified Researcher(s) (QR) will be notified, and the list will be uploaded to AOT’s Contract Administration website at Notice of Funding Opportunities Awards | Agency of Transportation (vermont.gov). The QRL will be active for four (4) years. After four (4) years there will be another RFQ solicited. To be able to conduct research for AOT you must be on the QRL which requires resubmittal of your qualifications every four (4) years. The QR will have an opportunity each Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) to conduct research for AOT through an open and competitive solicitation process which will result in a legally binding Agreement between the awarded QR and AOT. This phase and accompanying phases are listed in/described further in Appendix A of this RFQ. AOT reserves the right to reopen the Request for Qualifications for additional researchers to apply. The evaluation and selection of Qualified Researchers will be same as the evaluation and award criteria in the Research for the State of Vermont, Agency of Transportation 2024 RFQ. The QR will have an opportunity each Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) to conduct research for AOT through an open and competitive solicitation process which will result in a legally binding Agreement between the awarded QR and AOT. AOT will not consider unsolicited requests for addition to the Qualified Researchers List. Please see Contract Administrations website. Keywords: Research and Development Locations: State-Wide

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• Michael Kennedy
  michael.n.kennedy@vermont.gov(802) 498-4469