Requests for Proposals/Bids

Before bidding or responding to our RFPs and bids, please review the background information for vendors.

For RFPs that allow/require electronic submittal of proposals it is the responsibility of the submittor to ensure that the proposal has been received by the appropriate MARC staff, and not blocked by a spam filter or rejected due to file size. To confirm receipt, you may contact us at marcinfo@marc.org or 816/474-4240, or contact the staff member named in the RFP.

Documents are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

Current requests

Request for Qualifications: Asset Management
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) is seeking consultant qualifications for services in support of Asset Management Planning. The Asset Management Planning work will develop data collection methods, analysis tools and other components to better support regional scale planning decisions regarding the preservation and maintenance of existing transportation assets.
Consultants interested in providing services for this task must submit a Statement of Qualifications by the deadline stated in the Request for Qualifications. Please contact Ron Achelpohl with any questions, rona@marc.org, 816-474-4240.
Deadline: 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Asset Management RFQ - Questions and Answers document

Request for Qualifications: Congestion Management Toolbox Update
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) is seeking consultant qualifications for services to update its Congestion Management Toolbox (“Toolbox”). The Toolbox was last updated in 2001 for the MARC Enhanced Congestion Management System (ECMS). The Toolbox represents an important component of the MARC Congestion Management Process (CMP), which MARC must develop and administer in accordance with requirements established in 23 CFR 450.320.
Consultants interested in providing services for this task must submit a Statement of Qualifications by the deadline stated in the Request for Qualifications. Please contact Jim Hubbell with any questions, jhubbell@marc.org, 816-474-4240.
Deadline: 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Congestion Management Toolbox Update RFQ - Amendment 1
Congestion Management Toolbox Update RFQ - Questions and Answers document

Request for Bid: Evaluation Services for Healthy Corner Store program
In the spring of 2011, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) responded to a Funding Opportunity Announcement put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a new initiative called the Community Transformation Grant (CTG). The focus of the CTG is to reduce and prevent the prevalence of chronic disease in Jackson County and the health disparities that exist within the population by facilitating policy, environmental and infrastructure changes. MARC is working with the three health departments serving Jackson County and other community partners on a series of initiatives toward the goal of improved health and wellness. MARC is seeking consulting services to assist MARC and its partners with the evaluation of a Healthy Corner Store program. The program will work with small retail establishments in neighborhoods and communities to increase healthy food offerings where residents have limited access to full service grocery stores.

The primary objective is to review and make recommendations to strengthen tools that provide data and measurements of chronic disease reduction and prevention and to assess the community outcomes of its programmed activities in terms of health equity, policy, environmental and infrastructure changes. MARC expects to work with four corner stores by September 30, 2013, and another 6 stores between October 1, 2013, and September 30, 2014. Please contact Marlene Nagel with any questions, mnagel@marc.org, 816-474-4240.
Deadline: 4 p.m. local time on Friday, May 17, 2013
Request for Proposals: Air Quality Program Children's Book
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program is the regional public education and outreach program for air quality issues in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The program has worked for more than 20 years to educate and inform residents about air quality issues and actions they can take to reduce individual contributions to poor air quality. Kansas City’s main pollutant of concern is ozone and most messaging centers on actions specific to ozone reduction while also highlighting the economic, social and ancillary environmental benefits of recommended actions. The main purpose of the federal funding for this project is reduction in emissions from the transportation sector through mode-shift, driving habits and reduced idling.

In an effort to further educate residents and share important messages, the MARC Air Quality Program seeks a qualified author to write a children’s book appropriate for the four- to seven-year-old age range on air quality in the Kansas City region. The educational content to be incorporated into the book will be supplied by MARC staff, and staff will work closely with the author to ensure all materials are accurate. Also to be included is an educational section for parents to help explain the messages in the book, which MARC staff will work with the author to develop. Questions should be sent to Amanda Graor at agraor@marc.org.
Deadline: 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Air Quality Program Children's Book RFP - Questions and Answers document
Request for Proposals: Air Quality Program Children's Interactive Game
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Program is the regional public education and outreach program for air quality issues in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The program has worked for more than 20 years to educate and inform residents about air quality issues and actions they can take to reduce individual contributions to poor air quality. Kansas City’s main pollutant of concern is ozone and most messaging centers on actions specific to ozone reduction while also highlighting the economic, social and ancillary environmental benefits of recommended actions. The main purpose of the federal funding for this project is reduction in emissions from the transportation sector through mode-shift, driving habits and reduced idling.

In an effort to further educate residents and share important messages, the MARC Air Quality Program seeks a qualified online game developer to design and build an online educational game. The game should be short and appropriate for ages 13 and up, with educational content to be provided by MARC staff. The game should integrate the existing look and feel of the Regional Air Quality Public Education Program materials, including Quinton the Air Quality Bird. Existing materials involving Quinton can be found at www.marc.org/airq.
Questions should be sent to Amanda Graor at agraor@marc.org.
Deadline: 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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