RIGHT OF WAY (ROW) DATABASE DEVELOPEMENT

This is a presolicitation notice and authority for restricting competition in accordance with DOT Class Deviation 2025-23 is FAR 12.102 under 41 U.S.C. 1901 only one source. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to solicit from a single source and execute a new sole source contract with the MZC Foundation, Inc. to develop a database that identifies right-of-way (ROW) owned by linear transportation projects and evaluates how linear utilities - such as transmission lines, fiber, and pipelines -could potentially collocate within that ROW to create mutual value.  The intent of this notice is not to request competitive proposals, and any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. However, interested parties may submit a description of their firm's capabilities for satisfying this requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. The capabilities statement must be submitted by 1/2/2026 to be considered. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Carolyn Lethert at Carolyn.Lethert@dot.gov. and Donna Franzese at Donna.Franzese@dot.gov.