This solicitation is for professional services required to provide an On-Call Traffic Engineering Consultant who will be required to provide a variety of task-oriented work assignments of various lengths and scopes during the term of the Order for Professional Services (OPS), subject to the availability of funding. The OPS will be awarded in the amount of $2,000,000 for an initial two (2) year term with an option for two (2) - one-year extensions as authorized by, and in the sole discretion of the Authority. The maximum allowable value of an individual work task assignment under the OPS is $500,000. The firm must possess overall experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, civil engineering, and transportation systems management. The firm must also have a working knowledge of toll road engineering and toll road operations. The services pertaining to each of the individual task assignments will often need to be performed on short notice and completed within a short time frame. The consultant must be willing to devote the necessary resources to satisfy the Authority's needs relative to all such requirements. The Authority will utilize a Secure File Sharing site ("Kiteworks") to share with and receive information from the Qualified Firms. Access to Kiteworks will be provided to the Qualified Firms via e-mail. If there are any questions or issues related to Kiteworks, please contact Mya D'Angelo via e-mail at mdangelo@njta.com. The subject line should read "OPS No. A4242, Kiteworks Information". Question Deadline 09/30/2024 Qualified Firms shall demonstrate how they will utilize SBE Qualified Firms to achieve the 25% goal and add value to the project team. Inquiries pertaining to this RFEOI are to be directed in writing to Kevin Dunn, via e-mail to kdunn@njta.com, with a copy to Veronica Wall at vwall@njta.com, Mya D'Angelo at mdangelo@njta.com, and Philip Lehman at lehman@njta.com. The Authority will respond to all written inquiries received by the deadline. Each inquiry will be stated, and a written response provided. Responses will be posted on the Authority's website under Doing Business, Current Solicitations on or before October 3, 2024. The Qualified Firms agree to make a good faith effort to award at least three (3) percent of the assignment to those businesses that meet the requirements and have been registered by the Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services/Department of Treasury as a Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise. Qualified Firms shall demonstrate how they will utilize DVOB Qualified Firms to achieve the 3% goal and add value to the project team. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time