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Bid Title

Engineering Services for Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Comprehensive Track Study Report documenting existing conditions in representative 1 mile assessments, structure evaluations, and preliminary engineering for critical locations such as a failed box culvert or any other applicable Federal or State funding for a Rail Line project for Mississippi Alabama Rail Authority located in Tishomingo County, MS, Alcorn County, MS and Franklin County, AL.

Issuing Agency

State Government of Mississippi

Location

Mississippi

Published Date

Jun 8, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 12, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

159-20260518142626 MARA

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Smart Number	159-20260518142626 MARA	Advertised Date	06/08/2026 5:00 PM
RFx #	3170035929	Submission Date	06/12/2026 10:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICES NON-IT
RFx Opening Date	N/A	Sub Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICE - NON-TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	MDA - RFx
Agency	MPTAP
RFx Description	This is a Request for Proposals to provide Engineering Services for Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Comprehensive Track Study Report documenting existing conditions in representative 1 mile assessments, structure evaluations, and preliminary engineering for critical locations such as a failed box culvert or any other applicable Federal or State funding for a Rail Line project for Mississippi Alabama Rail Authority located in Tishomingo County, MS, Alcorn County, MS and Franklin County, AL. Interested parties are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with this request to the Mississippi Alabama Rail Authority, Attn: Mr. Brandon Pharr, 94 Main Street Belmont, MS 38827 not later than 10:00 a.m. on June 12, 2026. Proposals shall be marked on the outside as “Proposal for Engineering Services”. Information concerning the proposals may be obtained by calling (662)728-6248 extension 102.

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
92533	Serv ProfessEngServ
92536	Serv ProfessEngNoCla
92593	Serv ProfessEngTraff

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Attachments Engineering Proposal PDF for MBE and WBE Solicitation.pdf

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO

PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES

This is a Request for Proposals to provide Engineering Services for Appalachian

Regional Commission (ARC) Comprehensive Track Study Report documenting

existing conditions in representative 1 mile assessments, structure evaluations,

and preliminary engineering for critical locations such as a failed box culvert or

any other applicable Federal or State funding for a Rail Line project for

Mississippi Alabama Rail Authority located in Tishomingo County, MS, Alcorn

County, MS and Franklin County, AL.

Interested parties are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with this request

to the Mississippi Alabama Rail Authority, Attn: Mr. Brandon Pharr, 94 Main

Street Belmont, MS 38827 not later than 10:00 a.m. on June 12, 2026. Proposals

shall be marked on the outside as “Proposal for Engineering Services”.

Information concerning the proposals may be obtained by calling (662)728-6248

extension 102.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal is within

the competitive range and determined to be the most advantageous to the

program, with price, and other factors considered. The factors to be considered

in evaluation of proposals and their relative importance are set forth below.

The Contractor shall perform all the necessary engineering services to properly

carryout the activities in the project, in accordance with State and Federal

prescribed rules, regulations, policies, and State law. The project includes the

following activities if funded:

1) Prepare plans and specifications for project including all services required for

design and engineering phases of project including preliminary,

environmental, and final design (if funded).

2) Construct and distribute bid packets (insuring that all Federal and State

requirements are met in contract preparation).

3) Assist in bid opening and prepare bid tabulation

4) Conduct pre-construction conference with contractor, and staff

representatives, documenting files with minutes of meeting.

5) Conduct work in-progress inspections giving periodic reports to the Authority

and approving any and all partial payment requests.

6) Provide all services necessary for execution of the project including

consultations, surveys, soil investigations, supervision, travel, “as built” or

record drawings, rights of way assistance, testing, construction engineering,

and incidentals.

7) Provide the recipient, Grant funding agency, Comptroller General of U.S.

Dept. of Inspector General, or any authorized representatives access to all

records of the project.

8) Maintain all records for 3 years after project is closed.

The contract will be on a fixed price basis. Those desiring consideration should

submit proposals by the time and date above stated and must include the

following:

1) Qualifications - List of qualifications of each staff person assigned to project.

(40 points)

2) Experience - Information regarding the experience of the firm. This

information should include types of project activities undertaken. (40 points)

3) Capacity for Performance - Identify the number and title of staff available to

be assigned to provide services. (20 points)

All proposals will be rated on the above system to determine the best offeror.

The Mississippi Alabama Rail Authority will review proposals. Using the above

selection criteria the Authority will assign points to each criteria based on the

content of the proposal. Negotiations will be conducted to determine a mutually

satisfactory contract with the firm receiving the highest accumulated points, as

rated by the Authority. If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated

with the firm, the firm will be requested to submit a best and final offer in writing;

and if a contract cannot be reached after the best and final offer, negotiations will

be initiated with the subsequently listed firm in order of rating. This procedure

will be continued until a mutually satisfactory contract has been negotiated. In

addition to reaching a fair and reasonable price for the required work, the

objective of negotiations will be to reach an agreement on the provisions of the

proposed contract including scope and extent of work, and other essential

requirements.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

Brandon Pharr, Chairman

Advertise: May 21

May 28

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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