MARC Rail Stations Snow and Ice Removal - Penn Line

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) is issuing this Invitation for Bids (IFB) to establish a contract for clearing and removal of snow and ice from (10) MARC Train Service Stations along the MARC Train System Penn Line. The duration of this contract shall be three (3) years, with two (2) one (1) year options that may be used at the MTA's direction. A Pre-Bid conference. Please return this form by 2 pm Thursday August 17, 2023, advising whether or not your firm plans to attend. The completed form should be returned via e-mail or fax to the Procurement Officer at the contact information below: Ms. Tammy Russell MDOT / MTA E-mail: trussell@mta.maryland.gov Questions Due Tuesday August 22, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Local Time via email trussell@mta.maryland.gov MBE Subcontracting Goal: 0% VSBE Subcontracting Goal: 0% Contract Type: Firm Fixed Prices Contract Duration: 3 Year Base Contract with two (2) one (1) Year Options. SBR Designation: Yes Federal Funding: No This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Only businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, 14-501 --14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for award of a contract. The State reserves the right to cancel this IFB, accept or reject any and all Bids, in whole or in part, received in response to this IFB and to waive or permit the cure of minor irregularities. In the event a government entity proposes and receives the recommendation for award, the procurement may be cancelled, and the award processed in accordance with COMAR 21.01.03.01.A(4). If the services that are the subject of the IFB are currently being provided under an interagency agreement with a public institution of higher education and the State determines that the services can be provided more cost effectively by the public institution of higher education, then the IFB may be cancelled in accordance with Md. Code Ann., State Finance and Procurement Art., 3-207(b)(2).

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.