Transit Asset Management (TAM) Pilot Program
The total available funding for the TAM pilot program is $3 million.
FTA will award multiple cooperative agreements, up to $1 million each, to successful proposers for pilot projects that will demonstrate certain aspects of TAM systems.
Successful TAM pilot projects will promote the use of advanced tools and practices throughout the public transportation industry.FTA is looking for innovative approaches to asset management using proven technology that will enhance the ability of public transportation providers, MPOs, and state DOTs to maintain their assets in a state of good repair and/or make more informed resource allocation decisions.
Proposed solutions must be scalable and transferable such that they can be adapted by public transportation agencies and organizations of various sizes and modes.
Additionally, FTA seeks to provide technical assistance to public transportation agencies through written reports and technical knowledge to be provided under the cooperative agreements.
FTA will award multiple cooperative agreements, up to $1 million each, to successful proposers for pilot projects that will demonstrate certain aspects of TAM systems.
Successful TAM pilot projects will promote the use of advanced tools and practices throughout the public transportation industry.FTA is looking for innovative approaches to asset management using proven technology that will enhance the ability of public transportation providers, MPOs, and state DOTs to maintain their assets in a state of good repair and/or make more informed resource allocation decisions.
Proposed solutions must be scalable and transferable such that they can be adapted by public transportation agencies and organizations of various sizes and modes.
Additionally, FTA seeks to provide technical assistance to public transportation agencies through written reports and technical knowledge to be provided under the cooperative agreements.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223) Doc. 2010–29176
Additional Information of Eligibility:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is soliciting proposals from public transportation providers, state Departments of Transportation (DOT), and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)--individually or in partnership--to demonstrate effective Transit Asset Management (TAM) systems and ``best practices'', which can be replicated to improve transportation asset management at the nation's rail and bus public transportation agencies.
Public sector applicants may partner with asset management system suppliers; however the official proposer must be a public agency.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
Doris.Lyons@dot.gov
Date Posted:
2010-11-19
Application Due Date:
2011-01-28
Archive Date:
2011-02-27
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