INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

WMATA

#SS-OIG-25-062

The Bureau of Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG), intends to make award to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 300 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 for the Smart Benefits government employee transportation program.  

In accordance with the Presidential Executive Order 13150, agencies shall implement a transportation fringe benefit program by October 1, 2000, that offers qualified Federal employees the option to exclude from taxable wages and compensation employee commuting costs incurred through the use of mass transportation and vanpools, and to encourage the use thereof. As such, Treasury Directive 74-10 “Public Transportation Program (PTI), dated November 3, 2000, was established to encourage all qualified Treasury employees the option and use of public transportation systems. WMATA is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit services in the Washington Metropolitan Area. WMATA was created by the United States Congress as an interstate compact between the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

All previous acquisitions for this service were Sole Source. WMATA is the only source available and capable of providing multiple modes of transportation, servicing various locations within the Virginia, Maryland, and DC areas, which satisfies the agency’s need. Smart Benefits transportation is exclusively for federal government employee purposes.

The period of performance for the award is anticipated to be a six-month base period.  10/01/2025 – 03/31/2026

The total estimated value of this purchase order is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE.  A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will not be accepted.

Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 7/08/2025. Responses must be submitted electronically to [email protected], WMATA /Attn: CG – DV. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows your company is capable of providing the content described in this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written response is received by the aforementioned deadline that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements, and that is more advantageous to the Government, Fiscal Service will make award on a sole source basis to The Urban Institute.

Qualified Contractors must provide the following:

1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.).  Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number, should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.

2. UEI Number.

3. Specific details of the product(s) that your company offers in regards to this notice.

4. Whether your content is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market.

5. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers to whom your company currently provides the specific required content.

The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered:

.bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files.

Microsoft Office and Adobe compatible documents are acceptable.

No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time.

The period of performance for this action is to be a six-month base period after receipt of order (ARO).  Fiscal Service may consider information received no later than 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, submitted to [email protected], WMATA / Attn: CG - DV.