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I-10 Widening Project Open House Announcement: November 10, 2026 at Glasgow Middle School gymnasium
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I-10 Widening Project Open House Announcement: November 10, 2026 at Glasgow Middle School gymnasium 〰️
The purpose of this RFP is to select a consultant to design, develop, and launch a new CRPC-owned Digital CEDS platform.
Deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CDT
Questions & Answers
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Digital Platform Development RFP
A. Eligibility, Experience & References
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Answer: Yes. A responsible team member must have five years of relevant experience, and the team must demonstrate three completed comparable projects. Prior individual work counts if roles and completion are documented; demonstrations alone do not satisfy the project requirement.
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Answer: Yes. Both are mandatory. Provide client references for three comparable projects completed within the past five years and recommendation letters supporting relevant qualifications and past performance.Description text goes here
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Answer: No. CRPC prefers U.S.-based firms in support of applicable Buy America and domestic-preference provisions under EDA and U.S. Department of Commerce requirements.
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Answer: Yes. Letters from those clients may be submitted if they substantiate relevant experience and performance. Three recommendation letters are mandatory.
B. Submission & Administrative Requirements
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Answer: Email questions to sbhuiyan@crpcla.org, Attn: Shaharia Jaman Bhuiyan. The RFP, attachments, official responses, and addenda are available through CRPC’s website.
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Answer: Questions: October 14, 2026, 4:00 p.m. CDT;
Responses/addenda: October 19, 2026, by 4:00 p.m. CDT;
Proposals: Due by October 28, 2026, 4:00 p.m. CDT. -
Answer: Submit three bound hard copies to CRPC and one electronic PDF to sbhuiyan@crpcla.org. All must be received by October 28, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CDT; a USB drive is not required.
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Answer: The RFP does not expressly require notarization. An authorized signature is expected.
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Answer: No page or font limits are specified. Address all Section 6 proposal requirements and submit applicable forms and certifications.
C. Budget, Hosting & Technical Environment
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Answer: Yes. The $14,000 maximum covers development, deployment, a functional AI chatbot, and 12 months of post-launch maintenance and support. Itemize all first-year costs and identify later-year estimates separately.
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Answer: CRPC-owned accounts may be proposed. All required first-year hosting, AI usage, development, and support costs must still fit within the $14,000 ceiling.
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Answer: No. Propose a secure, cost-effective, maintainable solution that preserves CRPC administrative control and portability.
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Answer: The site must use a CRPC-controlled domain or subdomain. Final domain and DNS arrangements will be determined during implementation.
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Answer: ArcGIS is required and is CRPC’s preferred GIS platform for mapping and data visualization.
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Answer: Yes, if licenses and restrictions are disclosed and CRPC receives full ownership of project-specific deliverables and rights to operate, maintain, modify, and transfer the platform independently.
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Answer: CRPC owns project-specific custom code, content, data, documentation, and new visualizations upon final payment, subject to disclosed pre-existing licenses. Unauthorized StateBook proprietary materials may not be used.
D. Content, Data & Accessibility
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Answer: The 2025 CEDS includes seven focus areas, narratives, datasets, maps, charts, graphics, and supporting documents. Exact quantities are not specified; CRPC will provide available, authorized source materials.
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Answer: Available, authorized source materials will be supplied during project initiation. Exact inventories and availability dates have not been specified.
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Answer: The platform must support staff-managed data and content updates. No specific live GIS or third-party API integration is mandated; proposers may recommend options
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Answer: The RFP requires current web accessibility best practices but names no specific WCAG version. WCAG 2.1 Level AA may be proposed as a benchmark.
E. AI Chatbot, Privacy & Maintenance
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Answer: Only U.S.-based AI platforms are permitted. The chatbot must use CRPC-approved CEDS content, provide source attribution, and comply with applicable data security and privacy requirements.
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Answer: No fixed query volume or response targets are specified. Proposals must state usage allowances, critical/routine support targets, and account arrangements. CRPC must retain administrative control, with required first-year costs within $14,000.
The purpose of this RFP is to select a Consultant to support CRMPO in updating its traffic count database.
Deadline: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
CRMPO TRAFFIC COUNTING PROGRAM (TPC 2026)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
MPO STANDARD SUBMITTAL FORM
Traffic Count Program Survey locations
Q & A
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There’s supposed to be an Attachment C: Traffic Count Locations, but this could not be located. Could you share this attachment?
Please see the Traffic Count Program Survey locations file above
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Please confirm the budget of the contract. (Page 2 states $175,000 while Page 6 says $185,000}.
Up to a maximum of $185,000
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Please confirm whether DBE participation is required to meet this goal or if it is encouraged but not mandatory. It is stated on Page 5 that “CRPC has adopted a DBE goal of 8%.”
It is encouraged and not mandatory
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Are cameras permitted to be used for the traffic volume and vehicle classification counts?
Yes
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What classification scheme is required?
FHWA 13 classification scheme.
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It is mentioned on Page 8 that “Data collection will consist of 48-hour sessions conducted between Monday and Friday.” Could you confirm whether data collection may be conducted on Mondays and Fridays, or if it is restricted to Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays?
Restricted to the remaining three days i.e. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Will the list of all 354 locations be provided all at once at the beginning of the contract term, or would smaller task orders be issued throughout the contract term? If the latter, how often (annually, monthly, weekly, ad hoc) would a task order/assignment be issued, and how many locations would be included in a single task order/assignment (e.g., weekly list of 20 locations)?
All list will be provided at the beginning of contract issuance.
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If multiple task orders will be issued throughout the term (rather than one task order covering all 354 locations at the beginning of the term), would each task order include locations across all five parishes, or would the locations generally be grouped within the same local area?
Grouping is completely up to the selected contractor.
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Could sample deliverables be provided? ?
None. This is a new initiative and we will use this contract as a building base for future iterations.
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Is there a preference for how the four hard copies of the proposal should be bound?
None.
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Under “Criteria for Evaluation,” Item D is listed as “References and recommendations of previous clients”; however, no guidance is provided for this section. What is required for this item? Should respondents provide project descriptions and client contact information, recommendation/reference letters, or both?
Yes, project description and /or recommendation letters from previous clients.
What is the minimum number of references/recommendations required?
Minimum of one per previous cited job.
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