Technology Transfer Program

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

The primary objective of this Statement of Objectives (SOO) is to strengthen the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) capacity to maximize the use of its research products within the public transportation industry. The program aims to facilitate the deployment, adoption, and commercialization of FTA's innovative research and technology products.

The contractor(s) will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a program-wide capability to achieve the following high-level objectives:

• Develop Deployment Processes: Create processes, systems, and resources to support the deployment and adoption of FTA's innovative research.
• Facilitate Commercialization: Aid in the commercialization and production of technologies developed through FTA-funded research and development.
• Strengthen Stakeholder Capacity: Enhance the ability of public transportation stakeholders to deploy FTA's research products.

Key desired outcomes include:

• T2 Plan Development: Create a comprehensive T2 Plan, including stakeholder engagement strategies, needs assessments of public transportation agencies, identification of adoption barriers, and prioritization of community needs.
• Report Production: Manage the production of research reports, ensuring 508 compliance, plain language, and professional graphic design.
• Research Inventory & Database: Assist in inventorying active FTA research programs and projects, contribute to the Research Portfolio Management Data System (PMDS), and create a historical FTA Research Database.
• FTA Research Library: Develop a searchable online library of FTA research products, including all media resources.
• Patent Tracking: Create and maintain an inventory of patents and trademarks derived from FTA-funded research, monitoring industry trends and ownership changes.
• Outreach & Knowledge Sharing: Develop materials for public transportation agencies, assist with social media and communications, create tools for learning about research products, and establish a knowledge-sharing system (workshops, peer exchanges, training).
• Facilitate Deployment: Execute the T2 Plan to facilitate the deployment of promising FTA research and innovations.
• Data Collection & Analysis: Gather, validate, and analyze data from industry sources to identify trends and present findings to stakeholders.

Performance will be assessed based on:

• Timely submission of deliverables (95% AQL).
• Quality of deliverables (requiring no more than one revision, 90% AQL).
• Responsiveness to requests (rapid-response tasks completed within 30 days, 100% AQL).
• Stakeholder engagement (meetings and deliverables completed per schedule, 100% AQL).

The anticipated period of performance is one 12-month base year with four 12-month option periods.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought notice from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The FTA is seeking market research information on vendors capable of providing support services for their Technology Transfer Program (T2), as outlined in the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO). This is not a proposal request, and no award will be made; it is for information and planning purposes only.

Vendors are asked to provide a technical capability statement package (max 15 pages) addressing the following:

• Past Performance: Relevant experience within the last three years (include contract number, type, dollar value, POC, and description).

• Corporate Experience: Similar work experience in nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty as described in the SOO.

• Labor Categories: Identify labor categories utilized for similar work under previous contracts.

• Contract Type: Anticipated Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Labor Hour.

• Period of Performance: One 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.

• Place of Performance: Contractor shall furnish necessary facilities and perform services at their own location.

• Submission Deadline: 12:00 noon EST on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

• Submission Method: Electronically to Ms. Alveatta Palmer (Alveatta.Palmer.ctr@dot.gov) with a copy to Mrs. Crystal Zorich (crystal.zorich@dot.gov).

• Response Format: Technical capability statement package (max 15 typed pages).

• Required Company Information: Company name, POC, address, phone number, CAGE code, and business size under NAICS code.

Not specified in this RFI. Bidders must provide their business size under the relevant NAICS code.

• The government will not accept standard capability brochures.
• No costs incurred in responding will be reimbursed.
• The government will not compile or post a bidders list for this RFI.