REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) #010-002

ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AND DELAY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) #010-002

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is soliciting proposals to establish a Contract with a qualified and established firm to provide services for the implementation and management of VRE’s e-newsletter and pager/mobile phone/PDA notification system known as Train Talk.

Proposals will be considered from qualified and experienced firms who are regularly established in the business of implementing and distributing e-news notifications and in the judgment of VRE are financially responsible.  Through prior work performed, Offerors must be able to show evidence of reliability, ability, experience, equipment, and personnel to perform the work.

The RFP will be available beginning August 14, 2009 from the VRE website at http://www.vre.org.  At the website, select “About VRE” then select “Procurement”. 

If potential Offerors are accessing a copy of the RFP via VRE’s website, be advised that it is your responsibility to monitor this site for any amendments.  Failure to submit signed amendments may be grounds to declare your proposal non-responsive.  The RFP can be printed and submitted the same as a regular solicitation.  If there is a question about the closing date, the date printed on the RFP is the most current.

An optional pre-proposal meeting will be held on August 28, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. EST at VRE Offices, 1500 King Street, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA  22314.  

Any changes to the solicitation as a result of the pre-proposal meeting will be issued through a written addendum to the solicitation. 

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposals should be directed to: 

Ms. Gerri Hill, Manager
 Contract Administration

Virginia Railway Express
1500 King Street, Suite 202
Alexandria, VA  22314-2730

Telephone/Fax:  703.838.5427
Email:  ghill@vre.org