Procurement Resources for Rural Transit Managers
Technical Assistance Resources:
- FTA Cost and Price Analysis - Regulations and Best Practices Course (registration required to access eLearning course)
- National RTAP Procurement Topic Guide (UPDATED)
- Transportation Research Board Snap Search: Procurement
- National RTAP's Transit Manager's Toolkit Procurement Sections
- Procurement 101 (provides an overview of the procurement requirements that apply to Section 5311 subrecipients)
- Procurement - Beyond 101 (provides supplemental information for large (competitive) procurements)
- National RTAP's ProcurementPRO 2.0 web application (can be used to build a solicitation document tailored to the specific type and size of project) (UPDATED 4/2023)
- National RTAP archived procurement-related webinars:
- ProcurementPRO 2.0 Demo (2/14/19): video
- 101 Webinar Series: Procurement for Contracted Services (7/20/17)
- National RTAP Peer Call: Special Topics in Procurement - RFPs for IT
- CTAA's Digital CT Magazine Procurement issue (2017)
Federal Regulations and Guidance:
- 2 CFR Part 200—Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the "Super Circular), Subpart D—Post Federal Award Requirements, Procurement Standards (§200.317 through §200.326)
- 49 CFR Part 26—Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs (DBE)
- 49 CFR Part 661—Buy America Procedures
- 49 CFR Part 663—Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of Rolling Stock Purchases
- 49 CFR Part 665—Bus Testing
- FTA Best Practices Procurement and Lessons Learned Manual (2016)
- FTA Circular 4220.1F, “Third Party Contracting Requirements” (March 2013 - has not been updated for 2 CFR Part 200 or the FAST Act)
Updated 6/20/2025