NEW
FY 2018 TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
SYNTHESIS TOPICS
Topic Panel Consultants Sought
Consultant Expressions of Interest and Qualifications
New topics for 2018 are posted below. Expressions of interest by consultants
are due by August 31, 2018. Please submit to the Letters
of Interest Web Portal.
We are continuing a substantially shortened schedule for TCRP
synthesis studies. Please note the following information for consultants.
1.
View a sample of our consultant
contract. (There is modified version of this for state
entities.)
2.
The nine-month contract period is based on the following
milestones:
a.
TRB Notice to Proceed.
b.
Detailed Work Plan, Survey Questionnaire, and Report Outline- Due
two weeks after Notice to Proceed.
c.
Report First Draft- Due 5 months after topic panel approval of
work plan, questionnaire, and report outline.
d.
Report Second Draft- Due 1 month after Consultant meeting with
topic panel to review first draft.
e.
Report Final Draft- Due 1 month after comments are received on
second draft.
TOTAL CONTRACT PERIOD: 9 Months
3. Consultants will be paid $45,000 on a fixed-price basis. Approved travel to meetings is reimbursed.
4. To propose, please send a single pdf
file containing a one-to-two page letter of interest, a resume providing your
qualifications, and a statement that you can comply with the terms of our
contract. This is the only requirement for expression of consultant interest.
The file containing consultant letters of interest, resumes, and statements of
compliance are to be submitted electronically by 12:00 p.m. Noon EDT, Friday, August
24, 2018. Please submit to the Letters
of Interest Web Portal.
For further information on the TCRP synthesis program and processes, see
the Overview section of
this Web site and the Instructions
for Consultants Preparing Syntheses. If you require further information
please contact Mariela Garcia-Colberg at 202-334-2361, or by e-mail at mgarciacolberg@nas.edu.
New Topics for 2018: