Rocky Mount MPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	May 6, 2026
Due:	May 20, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation No:	320-320150426FD
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Solicitation Number:	320-320150426FD
Project Title:	Rocky Mount MPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Description:	The Rocky Mount Urban Area MPO seeks consultant support to prepare the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) that complies with all applicable federal regulations. These plans will guide coordinated, long-range transportation planning consistent with federal and NCDOT requirements. Suggested alternate language: The MTP will serve as the federally-required, fiscally constrained long-range transportation plan for the MPO planning area. Plans will address a minimum 20-year planning horizon and incorporating both long- range and short range multimodal strategies to meet current and future transportation demand.
Opening Date:	5/20/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	5/7/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT


Solicitation Number * 320-320150426FD	Department CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-05-20T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-05-06T19:18:32.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Logistics operation management
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Tracy Winfield
Description The Rocky Mount Urban Area MPO seeks consultant support to prepare the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) that complies with all applicable federal regulations. These plans will guide coordinated, long-range transportation planning consistent with federal and NCDOT requirements. Suggested alternate language: The MTP will serve as the federally-required, fiscally constrained long-range transportation plan for the MPO planning area. Plans will address a minimum 20-year planning horizon and incorporating both long- range and short range multimodal strategies to meet current and future transportation demand.

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Request for Letters of Interest #: 320-150426FD

Rocky Mount MPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan

Date of Issue: 05/06/2026

Submittal Opening Date: 05/20/2026

at 2:00 PM ET

Direct all inquiries concerning this RFLOI to:

Fantashia Dickens, Purchasing Associate III

Email: Fantashia.dickens@rockymountnc.gov

Phone: 252-972-1352

Request for Letters of Interest # 320-150426FD

For purchasing division processing, please provide your company’s Federal Employer Identification

Number or alternate identification number (e.g. Social Security Number). Pursuant to North Carolina

General Statute 132-1.10(b) this identification number shall not be released to the public. This page will

be removed and shredded, or otherwise kept confidential, before the procurement file is made

available for public inspection.

This page is to be filled out and returned with your submittal.

Failure to do so may subject your submittal to rejection.

ID Number:

Federal ID Number or Social Security Number

Consultant Name

“All submittalders are hereby notified that they must have the

proper license as required under the North Carolina laws. All

prospective contractors shall be responsible for complying

with state law and local ordinances.”

CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT

Energy Resources

Refer ALL Inquiries regarding this RFLOI

to:

Fantashia Dickens

Purchasing Associate III

Request for Letters of Interest # 320-150426FD

Submittals will be due: 05/20/2026 2:00 pm

Contract Type: Purchase

EXECUTION

In compliance with this Request for Letters of Interest (RFLOI), and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned Consultant

offers and agrees to furnish and deliver any or all items upon which prices are submittal, at the prices set opposite each item within

the time specified herein. By executing this submittal, the undersigned Consultant certifies that this submittal is submitted

competitively and without collusion (G.S. 143-54), that none of its officers, directors, or owners of an unincorporated business

entity has been convicted of any violations of Chapter 78A of the General Statutes, the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (G.S. 143-59.2), and that it is not an ineligible Consultant as set forth in G.S. 143-59.1. False certification

is a Class I felony. Furthermore, by executing this submittal, the undersigned certifies to the best of Consultant’s knowledge and

belief, that it and its principals are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily

excluded from covered transactions by any Federal or State department or the City. As required by G.S. 143-48.5, the undersigned

Consultant certifies that it, and each of its sub-Contractors for any Contract awarded as a result of this RFLOI, complies with the

requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the NC General Statutes, including the requirement for each employer with more than

25 employees in North Carolina to verify the work authorization of its employees through the federal E-Verify system. G.S. 133-

32 and Executive Order 24 (2009) prohibit the offer to, or acceptance by, any City Employee associated with the preparing plans,

specifications, estimates for public Contract; or awarding or administering public Contracts; or inspecting or supervising delivery

of the public Contract of any gift from anyone with a Contract with the City, or from any person seeking to do business with the

City. By execution of this response to the RFLOI, the undersigned certifies, for your entire organization and its employees or

agents, that you are not aware that any such gift has been offered, accepted, or promised by any employees of your organization.

Failure to execute/sign submittal prior to submittal shall render submittal invalid and it WILL BE REJECTED.

Late submittals cannot be accepted.

COMPLETE/FORMAL NAME OF CONSULTANT:

STREET ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX:

ZIP:

CITY & STATE & ZIP:

TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL. NO:

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSULTANTS ITEM #12):

PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING ON BEHALF OF CONSULTANT: FAX NUMBER:

CONSULTANT’S AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE*:

DATE:

EMAIL:

Offer valid for at least 60 days from date of submittal opening, unless otherwise stated here:

ACCEPTANCE OF SUBMITTAL

days.

If any or all parts of this submittal are accepted by the City of Rocky Mount, an authorized representative of the City of Rocky

Mount Purchasing Office shall affix his/her signature hereto and this document and all provisions of this Request for Letters of

Interest along with the Consultant submittal response and the written results of any negotiations shall then constitute the written

agreement between the parties. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful Consultant(s).

Contents

1.0 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................7

2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION..............................................................................................................................7

2.1 REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST DOCUMENT ................................................................7

2.2 NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS REGARDING RFLOI TERMS AND CONDITIONS ..........................7

2.3 TITLE VI NONDISCRIMINATION NOTIFICATION ..........................................................................7

2.4 RFLOI SCHEDULE .........................................................................................................................8

2.5 SUBMITTAL QUESTIONS ..............................................................................................................8

2.6 LETTER OF INTEREST SUBMITTAL.............................................................................................8

2.7 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT ................................................................................9

2.8 RFLOI CONTENTS .........................................................................................................................9

2.9 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS..................................................................11

3.0 METHOD OF AWARD AND SUBMITTAL EVALUATION PROCESS........................................................12

3.1 METHOD OF AWARD...................................................................................................................12

3.2 CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS DURING EVALUATION ..............12

3.3 INTERPRETATION OF TERMS AND PHRASES .........................................................................13

4.0 REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................................................13

4.2 MINORITY BUSINESS PARTICIPATION......................................................................................13

4.3 CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE ......................................................................................................14

4.4 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................14

4.5 PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................................15

4.6 CONSULTANT’S REPRESENTATIONS.......................................................................................15

5.0 SCOPE OF WORK.....................................................................................................................................16

6.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................................................36

6.1 PROJECT MANAGER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ....................................................................36

6.2 DISPUTE RESOLUTION...............................................................................................................36

6.3 CONTRACT CHANGES................................................................................................................36

6.4 CITY’S RIGHTS AND OPTIONS ...................................................................................................36

ATTACHMENT A: ACCEPTANCE OF GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS ...........................................37

ATTACHMENT B: SUPPLEMENTAL CONSULTANT INFORMATION HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED

BUSINESSES ...............................................................................................................................37

NEW CONSULTANT REGISTRATION.....................................................................................................37

1.0 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

The City of Rocky Mount Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (RMUAMPO) is soliciting Letters of

Interest (LOIs) from qualified consulting Consultants to provide professional services to develop a Comprehensive

Multi-Modal Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

This solicitation is issued as a qualifications-based selection process. The City intends to evaluate Consultants

based on demonstrated competence and experience. Pricing information is not requested at this stage.

2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1 REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST DOCUMENT

The RFLOI is comprised of the base RFLOI document, any attachments, and any addenda released before the

Contract award. All attachments and addenda released for this RFLOI in advance of any Contract award are

incorporated herein by reference.

All applicants submitting letters of interest to the Rocky Mount Urban Area MPO for the 2055 MTP are to

be prequalified in the following task codes.

NCDOT Task Code #261 – Long Range Planning

NCDOT Task Code #141 – Multimodal Transportation Planning

2.2 NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS REGARDING RFLOI TERMS AND CONDITIONS

It shall be the Consultant’s responsibility to read the Instructions, the City's terms and conditions, all relevant

exhibits and attachments, and any other components made a part of this RFLOI and comply with all requirements

and specifications herein. Consultants are also responsible for obtaining and complying with all Addenda and

other changes that may be issued in connection with this RFLOI.

If Consultants have questions, issues, or exceptions regarding any term, condition, or other component within this

RFLOI, those must be submitted as questions in accordance with the instructions in Section 2.5 SUBMITTAL

QUESTIONS. If the City determines that any changes will be made as a result of the questions asked, then such

decisions will be communicated in the form of an RFLOI addendum. The City may also elect to leave open the

possibility for later negotiation and amendment of specific provisions of the Contract that have been addressed

during the question-and-answer period. Other than through this process, the City rejects and will not be required

to evaluate or consider any additional or modified terms and conditions submitted with the Consultant’s submittal.

This applies to any language appearing in or attached to the document as part of the Consultant’s submittal that

purports to vary any terms and conditions or Consultant’s instructions herein or to render the submittal non-

binding or subject to further negotiation. Consultant’s LOI shall constitute a Consultant statement of qualifications.

By execution and delivery of this RFLOI Response, the Consultant agrees that any additional or modified

terms and conditions, whether submitted purposely or inadvertently, shall have no force or effect and will

be disregarded. Noncompliance with, or any attempt to alter or delete, this paragraph shall constitute

sufficient grounds to reject Consultant’s submittal as nonresponsive.

Contact anyone working for or with the City regarding this RFLOI other than the City Contract Specialist named

on the face page of this RFLOI in the manner specified by this RFLOI shall constitute grounds for rejection of said

Consultant’s offer, at the City’s election.

2.3 TITLE VI NONDISCRIMINATION NOTIFICATION

The LGA in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 US.C. §§

2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all RESPONDENTS that it will affirmatively ensure that

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