[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10327-10332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3604]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


National Rural Transportation Assistance Program Request for 
Proposals (RFP)

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for proposals.

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SUMMARY: This solicitation is for proposals from not-for-profit 
entities with rural transit and technical assistance expertise for a 
cooperative agreement to develop and implement a National Rural 
Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP). The entity or entities 
selected will manage a National technical assistance program that 
improves and enhances the coordination of Federal resources for

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rural transportation. The major goal of the National RTAP is to assist 
States and local communities in the expansion and provision of rural 
public transportation. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will 
award one or more five-year agreement(s), funded annually. Year one of 
the cooperative agreement(s) is for $1.212 million dollars as 
authorized in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and 
appropriated in FY2007. Funding for subsequent years will be based on 
annual appropriations, as well as annual performance reviews. However, 
years 2010 and 2011 are subject to the next reauthorization.

DATES: Proposals must be submitted electronically by April 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Proposals shall be submitted electronically to http://www.grants.gov. Grants.Gov allows organizations to find and apply for 
funding opportunities electronically from all Federal grant-making 
agencies. Grants.Gov is the single access point for over 1,000 
cooperative agreement programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making 
agencies.
    Proposals can also be submitted in hard copy accompanied by an 
electronic version to Pamela Brown, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, E43-465, 
Washington, DC 20590, or by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Brown at 202-493-2503; 
FAX: 202-366-7951; or via e-mail: [email protected].

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    FTA is soliciting proposals for a cooperative agreement (or 
agreements) to implement the National RTAP. FTA will award one or more 
five-year cooperative agreements, which will be funded annually at $1.2 
to $1.5 million (subject to the availability of appropriations). The 
purpose of this cooperative agreement is to develop and implement an 
RTAP. The major goal of the National RTAP is to assist States in the 
service provision of rural public transportation at both the State and 
local levels. RTAP funds may be used for training, technical 
assistance, research, and related support services. The National RTAP 
includes the following tasks: (1) To promote the delivery of safe and 
effective public transportation in non-urbanized areas; (2) To make 
more effective use of public and private resources in the provision of 
rural public transportation; (3) To support the coordination of public 
and human service transportation; (4) To foster the development of 
State and local capacity for addressing the training and technical 
assistance needs of the rural transportation community; (5) To 
facilitate peer-to-peer self-help through networks of transit 
professionals; (6) To improve the quality of information and technical 
assistance available through the development of training and technical 
assistance resource materials; (7) To disseminate information and 
resources efficiently to those who need them; (8) To conduct research 
and analysis about rural transit; (9) Maintain Mechanism for User Input 
and Feedback; and (10) Project Management and Administration.
    The National RTAP will pursue the following strategies in its 
development and delivery of technical assistance services targeted to 
enhance rural public transportation: building partnerships, leadership 
development, knowledge management and customer-focused service in order 
to facilitate capacity building at the State and local levels, and the 
provision of technical expertise for research and analysis, either 
through staff resources or contracts. RTAP personnel will engage early 
and often with Technical Assistance (TA) recipients to ensure knowledge 
is transferred and relationships are developed. The RTAP will develop 
an information and referral system as a key focal point to disseminate 
models, and identify useful practices for innovations in rural public 
transportation and systems. The RTAP also will build coordination with 
and referrals to other TA centers focused in targeted areas related to 
rural public transportation to build capacity (for example, the 
National Resource Center for Coordination, the National Senior 
Transportation Center, JOBLINKS, and Project ACTION).
    The National RTAP program will create and maintain collaborative 
public and private partnerships at all levels--local, tribal, State and 
Federal, including a broad range of stakeholders interested in 
facilitating rural public transportation access to employment, health, 
education, recreation and other community services for elderly 
individuals, individuals with disabilities, low income individuals and 
the general public in rural and small urban areas.

II. Background

    From Fiscal Years (FY) 1988-2005, the RTAP was funded at 
approximately $5 million each FY, with approximately $500-750,000 each 
year devoted to a National project. RTAP consists of two components, 
the State program and the national program. The RTAP program is 
currently funded as a two percent takedown from the Section 5311 
program. 85 percent of the takedown is used to fund the State RTAP 
program and the remaining 15 percent is for the National RTAP program.
    FTA implements the national program through a cooperative agreement 
with a private nonprofit organization demonstrating a commitment to 
serving rural, small urban, and specialized transit providers. The 
nonprofit organization which FTA selects through a competitive process 
may receive assistance under cooperative agreements for up to five 
consecutive years before FTA conducts a new competitive selection.
    RTAP is FTA's major funding mechanism for rural training, technical 
assistance and research initiatives. The objectives of the National 
RTAP are:
    1. To promote the delivery of safe and effective public 
transportation in nonurbanized areas;
    2. To make more effective use of public and private resources in 
the provision of rural transportation;
    3. To support the coordination of public and human service 
transportation;
    4. To foster the development of state and local capacity for 
addressing the training and technical assistance needs of the rural 
transportation community;
    5. To facilitate peer-to-peer self help through networks of transit 
professionals;
    6. To improve the quality of information and technical assistance 
available through the development of training and technical assistance 
resource materials;
    7. To disseminate information and resources efficiently to those 
who need them; and
    8. To conduct research, including analysis of data reported to 
FTA's National Transit Database (NTD), and to maintain current profiles 
of the characteristics of rural transit and the inventory of providers 
of rural and specialized transportation providers.

III. Objective

    The objective of this project is to provide technical support 
through a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit entity currently 
demonstrating an independent commitment to serving the ultimate 
beneficiaries of FTA's National RTAP.

IV. Scope of Work

    The recipient will provide technical assistance that will be useful 
to beneficiaries of the FTA National RTAP. Under this arrangement:
     The recipient will have the lead responsibility for 
overall management of

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the National RTAP, which includes: planning and preparing the annual 
work program; supporting and assisting the entities administering the 
state RTAP activities; developing and promoting training materials; 
conducting outreach and coordination with other organizations involved 
in rural public transportation; convening national and regional 
meetings on rural topics; and monitoring the success of the RTAP 
programs through user input and feedback.
     The recipient will also have the lead responsibility for 
operation of the RTAP Rural Resource Center, which shall include: 
providing toll-free telephone assistance; disseminating information 
electronically; distributing resource materials; collecting and 
maintaining available information resources; regularly updating a 
catalog of relevant training materials; developing timely information 
briefs; performing research as required; and maintaining information 
about the characteristics and status of rural transit and inventory of 
specialized transportation providers.

Task I: Project Planning and Coordination

    The recipient will assume primary responsibility for administration 
and management of the National RTAP. Subtasks include:
     Submitting to the FTA project manager, prior to the award 
of the cooperative agreement each year, for approval;
    (1) A Work Plan, which specifies how the stated objectives of 
project will be met;
    (2) a Management Plan, which sets forth how the project will be 
managed and who will be the key personnel involved; and
    (3) a Budget Plan, which specifies what will be the costs 
associated with the project.
     Submitting a progress report after each project quarter, 
and a final project report at the end of the project year;
     Ensuring the integration of all projects tasks;
     Coordinating and implementing a comprehensive set of 
activities designed to encourage use of National RTAP program products 
and services. Special goals will be the preparation on a regular basis 
of ``press release'' type articles that can be used by state and other 
national organizations to promote National RTAP products, and 
maintenance of appropriate promotional materials that can be 
distributed at state and national conferences.

Task II: Development and Promotion of Training Materials

    The recipient will develop and disseminate training materials 
designed for use by rural transit providers. Subtasks include:
     Developing, field testing, and disseminating to the state 
RTAP's training packages or courses designed for use by rural transit 
providers. Selection of topics shall be guided by and consistent with 
the identified training needs of rural transit providers and the state 
RTAP activities. Prior to beginning developmental work on any training 
package, the recipient shall submit to FTA for its approval a plan for 
the development of the package. The plan shall include an overview for 
each of the component parts to be produced as part of training package, 
a time line for development and final production and a budget. This 
task may include development of courses for delivery by the National 
Transit Institute (NTI) or other organizations (e.g. Tribal Technical 
Assistance Program (TTAP)).
     Identifying and reviewing training materials that are 
being developed outside of the National RTAP, especially by states 
under the RTAP state program and by private vendors. Maintain 
information on new and currently available materials in a regularly 
updated catalogue of existing training materials, made available to 
state DOTs and others through appropriate means, including electronic 
dissemination.
     Promoting the RTAP training packages. Activities include 
preparing articles for use in state and national publications to 
announce the package for distribution through the RTAP state program 
and at national, regional and state meetings; and conducting 
demonstration workshops at selected national and regional meetings to 
build the capacity of state and system level personnel to facilitate 
the sound delivery of the training packages.

Task III: Support for State Administration of RTAP

    The recipient will establish a liaison relationship with the state 
RTAP managers to ensure that the products developed and activities 
undertaken through the National RTAP are useful to and supportive of 
the state programs, promote information exchange at all levels, and 
encourage coordination of state efforts. Specific subtasks include:
     Provide a forum for networking with state RTAP managers 
while establishing communication for information dissemination (i.e., 
newsletter or bulletin). The recipient will report on national and 
state program accomplishments and activities.
     Promoting and participating in three or four RTAP regional 
meetings annually, to share information about RTAP products and other 
relevant FTA initiatives.
     Assisting state DOTs to evaluate the benefits of their 
state RTAP activities. This effort will provide information to FTA on 
how well the RTAP program is working to meet the program goals and 
objectives.
     Providing individualized technical assistance to state 
RTAP managers as requested by the state or by FTA.
    In undertaking these subtasks, the recipient will work to assure 
that activities are complementary and not duplicative.

Task IV: Outreach and Coordination With other Organizations Involved 
with Rural Transit

    The recipient will coordinate with other organizations involved 
with rural public transportation and related interests to avoid 
duplication of efforts and to draw on these organizations' networks to 
promote National RTAP products and services. Specific subtasks that 
will be undertaken by the recipient will include:
     Participating in conferences, workshops, and meetings of 
other national and regional organizations both to learn about their 
activities and to promote FTA RTAP.
     Staying informed about other national rural transportation 
assistance activities within and outside FTA.
     Participating in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 
biennial National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus 
Transportation.
     Coordinating activities with the FHWA Local Area Technical 
Assistance Program (LTAP and TTAP).
     Coordinating with other FTA-funded technical assistance 
centers, and participating in the National Consortium on Human Service 
Coordination (National Consortium) and the National Resource Center for 
Human Service Transportation Coordination (NRC).
    The recipient will consult with the FTA project manager as to the 
appropriate form of support for each of these activities.

Task V: RTAP Rural Resource Center

    The recipient will maintain a national clearinghouse for rural 
public transportation technology sharing and information dissemination, 
a central collection of products and services that are useful to rural 
transit professionals. The recipient will promote and monitor

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usage of the RTAP rural resource center. Specific activities under this 
task include:
     Collecting and maintaining relevant information resources, 
training and technical assistance materials, and contacts and 
referrals, and developing expertise about issues of concern to the 
rural transit community;
     Operating a telephone hotline information service, which 
provides timely response to questions and requests for information;
     Developing and providing electronic access to information 
resources maintained at the center;
     Disseminating information on new rural public 
transportation technical assistance and training materials and updated 
databases;
     Collecting and disseminating materials created by the 
state RTAP's;
     Monitoring rural transit-related legislation and 
regulations and preparing timely summaries for dissemination;
     Researching and preparing information and technical 
assistance briefs to fill identified gaps in available information 
resources in response to time-sensitive issues and areas of common 
interest;
     Promoting and monitoring the effectiveness of the resource 
center's products and services through regular reports of center use 
statistics; promotion in publications widely read by the target 
audience; participation in national, regional and state meetings; 
dissemination of materials about the center; and telephone surveys of 
operators or other feedback mechanisms such as postage-paid comment 
cards included with center mailings.

Task VI: Rural Transit Database

    The recipient is responsible for maintaining the database of FTA-
funded rural and specialized systems. Subtasks include:
     Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date inventory of 
subrecipients under FTA's Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program 
(Section 5310) in coordination with the National Senior Transportation 
Center.
     Preparing profiles and analyses based upon the data 
submitted to the FTA rural NTD, and creating resource materials based 
on the data.

Task VII: Peer-to-Peer Networking

    The recipient will develop and implement a national self-help 
technical assistance network that facilitates the exchange of 
technologies and techniques among rural transit operators on a peer-to-
peer basis. Specific subtasks include:
     Identifying expert peers in areas of current interest on a 
continuing basis;
     Setting up technical assistance workshops to utilize a 
peer-to-peer network efficiently, in coordination with regularly 
scheduled meetings of national, state, and regional groups;
     Matching peers with those needing assistance on a one-to-
one basis;
     Encouraging and facilitating peer-to-peer exchange and 
providing support services to promote peer assistance.

Task VIII: Research and Technical Support

    The recipient will provide a research and technical support 
capacity to FTA to address issues of immediate concern to the rural 
transit programs. Examples of specific subtasks to be performed at the 
request of the FTA project manager could include, but are not limited 
to:
     Preparing issue papers or reports in response to FTA 
requests;
     Convening a focus group or small meeting on a specific 
topic;
     Compiling data.

Task IX: Maintain Mechanism for User Input and Feedback

    The recipient will maintain a mechanism for user input and feedback 
such as the program review board. Historically, the review board has 
functioned as the mechanism for providing the national program with 
guidance on priority needs in the areas of training materials 
development, information dissemination, and technical assistance. If 
project funding is insufficient to support the review board, an 
alternative mechanism should be developed. Specific subtasks include:
     Convening no more than two (2) official meetings of the 
board each year of the project. One official meeting must be held in 
Washington, DC. The second meeting may be held at the TRB Biennial 
National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation or 
another national meeting. All official review board meetings will be 
approved by the FTA project manager. The board, or alternative 
mechanism, will function to:
     Provide the national program with guidance on priority 
needs in the areas of training material development, information 
dissemination, and technical assistance.
     Oversee the quality of national program products and 
services.
     Promote the national program to States and operators.
    The following principles have been developed to guide the review 
board:
     The review board will be limited to 15 or fewer members--
roughly half transit providers and half State DOT representatives. In 
the event that a board member is no longer employed by a nonurbanized 
transit provider or State transit agency (including Tribal rural 
operators), there shall be an automatic vacancy for that individual's 
position on the board.
     Review board membership shall be of limited duration and 
regular rotations shall occur, so that continuity is maintained.
     The recipient shall conduct an appropriate orientation for 
new board members, including an introduction to the project's history, 
goals and objectives and current status, and provide relevant materials 
including summaries of past board-meetings, information on board-member 
roles and responsibilities, and other relevant information.

Task X. Project Management and Administration

    a. The recipient shall meet with the Project Officer and task order 
monitor within ten (10) working days after issuance of the task order 
to discuss the objectives of the cooperative agreement and any related 
projects.
    b. The Project Coordinator of the RTAP shall submit quarterly 
progress reports to the FTA project manager. The reports shall include 
the following items and provide information relevant for the particular 
period:
Sample Format for Progress Report
Goal:
Objective:
     Objective's Total Budget
     Expenditures this quarter, this objective
     Total expenditures, this objective. (The expenditures 
reported on the account, shall match the progress of the project.)
Status as of :---------------------------------------------------------
(end date of reporting period)
Activity Planned (Relative to Project Task Elements, Indicators and 
Milestone Activities):
Actual Activity (Relative to Project Task Elements, Indicators and 
Milestone Activities):
Difficulties Encountered: (as applicable, should include information on 
specific reasons why goals and objectives or milestones were not met, 
and analysis and explanations of costs overruns)
     Goal/Objective or Milestone Not Met:
     Problem(s):
     Resolution/corrective action plan and schedule:
Activity anticipated for next reporting period:

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Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Task 6
Staff Travel
Consultant Services--Ambassadors
Salaries, fringe, indirect, direct
 administrative costs
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    Total
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    Contact Information: All documentation for the project, financial 
and administrative, shall be forwarded to: Pamela Brown, Project 
Manager, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, 4th 
Floor, Room E43-465, Washington, DC 20590, 202-493-2503, 
[email protected].

V. Evaluation Criteria

    The following evaluation criteria will be used to rate all 
proposals responding to this announcement, listed in descending order 
of relative importance:
    1. Technical approach.
    2. Qualifications and experience of the organization and its 
personnel.
    3. Program management capability.
    4. Application review information.
    Award of this cooperative agreement will be determined by the 
proposal that offers to provide the greatest value to the beneficiaries 
of the FTA RTAP in terms of performance rather than the proposal 
offering the lowest price. Applicants may propose to provide some or 
all of the services listed in the tasks described in the Scope of Work 
above. FTA reserves the right to award one or more cooperative 
agreements.

1. Technical Approach

    The overall technical approach to the requirements of the statement 
of work will be examined. Particular attention will be given to the 
proposer's understanding of the objectives of the National RTAP and how 
those objectives will be met by their proposal. The proposal should 
respond to the specific requirements of the statement of work and 
clearly explain how those requirements will be accomplished.

2. Qualifications and Experience of the Organization and Its Personnel

    The nonprofit organization must demonstrate that it has a broad 
based constituency and purpose relevant to rural public transportation 
interests. The individual qualifications and work experience of 
proposed project personnel will be carefully examined. The organization 
must show that it will be able to assign employees with a variety of 
skills and knowledge which include: Familiarity with rural operational 
issues facing both public and private transportation operators; 
experience in dealing with innovative solutions to rural transportation 
needs; knowledge of current Federal policy initiatives; demonstrated 
ability to develop and implement a broad program of rural technical 
assistance; knowledge of information dissemination techniques and 
training and technical assistance methodology; and organizational 
skills to coordinate the diverse individuals and organizations involved 
in such a program.
    FTA is particularly interested in proposals for this cooperative 
agreement from national non-profit organizations with demonstrated 
capacity in State and community transportation and rural public 
transportation services. A strong applicant has the following 
characteristics:
     Demonstrated track record for managing large scale 
projects.
     Exhibits strong analytical skills.
     Performance based organization with an entrepreneurial 
approach to problem solving.
     Ability to breathe new life into a program by creating 
something new or revamping an existing structure.

3. Program Management Capability

    The proposal should indicate a strong capability for managing an 
active and varied rural technical assistance program. Experience in 
working with rural transportation professionals from local, city, 
county, state, and Federal government, public and private operators and 
volunteer organizations is an important requirement. The organization 
should also demonstrate coalition building and organizational 
development skills. In addition, the proposal should indicate 
experience in managing and monitoring subrecipients and contractors, if 
any are included in the proposal. The recipient selected must be an 
eligible recipient of a cooperative agreement with FTA and be able to 
sign the required certifications and assurances and cooperative 
agreement.

4. Application Review Information

    An FTA review panel will be convened to review each proposal. 
Project proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria and 
scoring system:
    1. Staff qualifications, which includes experience in delivering 
technical assistance and training, knowledge of human service 
transportation, demonstrated process skills in assessment, strategic 
planning, facilitation, and other key areas associated with identified 
tasks. The entity shall also address a plan for knowledge retention. 
(15%).
    2. Capacity of the organization, which includes clearinghouse 
functions, Web development and maintenance, technical assistance, 
training, long distance and on-site intervention

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strategies, and other, identified tasks. (15%).
    3. Understanding and reasonability of proposed goals, objectives, 
methodologies, activities, timelines, deliverables, and budget. (40%).
    4. Plan to collaborate with stakeholders and establish effective 
partnerships to implement tasks. (20%).
    5. Plan for evaluation and data collection. (10%).
    6. FTA may elect to meet in person two or three of the most 
qualified applicants.
    This meeting will be held at the Department of Transportation, in 
Washington, DC. The applicants will be notified of a date and time 
during which they will be asked to present their proposal to the FTA 
review panel. If an entity proposes to perform an individual task or 
tasks less than the full project, the proposal will be evaluated 
accordingly on its merits. If selected, the proposer may be asked to 
form a consortium with the applicant chosen to manage the larger 
project

VI. Proposal Content

    Proposals shall be submitted in double-spaced format using Times 
New Roman 12 point font. The application must contain the following 
components:
    1. Cover sheet (1 page): Includes entity submitting proposal, 
principal investigator, title, and contact information (e.g., address, 
phone, fax, and E-mail). Name and contact information for the entity, 
key point of contact for all cooperative activities (if different from 
principle investigators).
    2. Abstract (2 pages): Abstract shall include background, purpose, 
methodology, intended outcomes, and plan for evaluation.
    3. Detailed budget proposal and budget narrative.
    4. Project narrative (not to exceed 75 pages): Project narrative 
shall include the following information:
    a. Staff qualifications, include experience in providing technical 
assistance and implementing the other tasks outlined in the 
solicitation. The proposal shall also include the proposed staff 
members' knowledge of issues related to human service transportation. 
One page biographical sketches for staff members shall be included in 
the appendices section of the proposal;
    b. Existing and future capacity of organization to address the 
issues outlined in the proposal and ability to implement tasks I-X 
outlined under Section IV. (Scope of Work) in this solicitation;
     c. Methodology for addressing tasks I-X outlined under Section IV. 
in this solicitation. The proposal shall also include objectives, 
activities, deliverables, milestones, timeline and intended outcomes 
for achieving the goals outlined in the scope for the first year;
    d. Plan to work with stakeholders and build partnerships at the 
national, State, and local levels;
    5. Project Management Plan that includes well defined objectives, 
tasks, activities, timelines, deliverables, indicators, and outcomes.
    6. Plan for evaluation of RTAP activities and data collection.
    7. Supplemental materials and letters of support can be included in 
an appendices section that is beyond the 75 page limit. In addition to 
the full proposal, entities have the option to submit supplemental 
material such as: Brochures, publications, products, etc. These 
materials shall be delivered to Pamela Brown, Federal Transit 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 4th Floor--East Building, 
Room E43-465, Washington, DC 20590.

VII. Instructions

    1. Submit five copies of proposal to the following address: Federal 
Transit Administration, TPM-5, Office of Program Management, United We 
Ride Office, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 4th Floor--East Building, 
Room E43-465, Washington, DC 20590, Attn: Pamela Brown; or apply 
through Grants.Gov.
    2. Proposals must be received no later than 5:30 p.m., EDT, April 
28, 2008
    3. Technical questions and requests for clarifications may be 
addressed to Lorna R. Wilson at 202-366-2053.
    4. The recipient will be selected and the candidates notified 
approximately two months after the application deadline.
    5. The recipient selected will be asked to submit an application 
for a cooperative agreement by July 1, 2008, with funding of $1,212,000 
for the first year anticipated to be awarded before October 30, 2008.

VIII. Award Information

    FTA reserves the right to fund one or more cooperative agreements 
for a five year award. Year one of the cooperative agreement is for 
$1.212 million. The anticipated notification date is the Spring of 
2008, with an anticipated starting date for the successful applicant of 
July, 2008. Subsequent annual funding will be based on annual 
appropriations. FTA recipients with existing FTA projects are eligible 
to complete for this cooperative agreement.
    The FTA will participate in activities by attending review 
meetings, commenting on technical reports, maintaining frequent contact 
with the project manager, approving key decisions/activities and 
negotiating any redirecting activities if needed.

IX. Award Administration Information

    The anticipated notification date for the award of this cooperative 
agreement is Spring of 2008, with an anticipated start date for the 
successful applicant by late Spring. FTA will notify the successful 
entity. Following receipt of the FTA Administrator's notification 
letter, the successful entity will be required to submit its proposal 
through the FTA Transportation Electronic Award Management (TEAM) 
system Web site. FTA will manage the cooperative agreement through the 
TEAM system Web site. Before FTA may award Federal financial assistance 
through a Federal cooperative agreement, the entity must submit all 
certifications and assurances pertaining to itself and its project as 
required by Federal laws and regulations. Since Federal FY 1995, FTA 
has been consolidating the various certifications and assurances that 
may be required of its awardees and the projects into a single document 
published in the Federal Register. The FY 2008 Annual List of 
Certifications and Assurances for FTA Cooperative Agreements and 
Cooperative Agreements and Guidelines will be published in the Federal 
Register and posted on the FTA Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 21st day of February, 2008.
James S. Simpson,
Administrator.
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