# Communication Strategy Consulting Services for the FMCSA (Sole Source Change Order)

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- Solicitation number: 6913G624F50024N
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Arch Street Communications, Inc.
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Office of the Secretary
- Contracting office: 6913G6 Volpe Natl. Trans. Sys CNTR (6913G6)
- NAICS: 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- Product or service code: R422 Market Research and Public Opinion Services (includes telephone and field interviews, focus testing, and surveys)
- Place of performance: Tarrytown, New York
- County: Westchester County (FIPS 36119). https://abierto.us/counties/westchester-county-ny-36119
- City: Tarrytown. https://abierto.us/cities/tarrytown-ny-3673176
- First posted: September 12, 2024
- Last posted: September 12, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/764a739d4e0b4d849ebb722da94f26af/view

## Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (DOT/Volpe Center) Cambridge, MA, intends to issue a sole source change order to Task Order 6913G624F50024N with Arch Street Communications, Inc, in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(C).

The Government in the interest of economy and efficiency is best served by modifying 6913G624F50024N to add these additional tasks/deliverables.The purpose of Task Order 6913G624F50024N is to develop and execute a communications and outreach strategy to support the release of FMCSA's Federal Registration System. A need for additional work was initiated by Volpe’s Safety Measurement and Analysis office (V313). To perform this additional work, an out-of-scope bilateral modification must be issued.

The Statement of Work (SOW) is modified to include the following additional tasks/deliverables: 1) the Copy Platform has expanded to include Help Line Talking points, checklists, and how-to documentations along with added/curated content from training materials to simplify end-use understanding for their delivery to various stakeholder audiences, 2) the Media toolkit has been expanded to also include 2 media releases, suggested questions for reporters, a backgrounder, and pre-written responses to suggested questions 3) the Digital toolkit has been expanded to include texts nuanced posts for industry organizations, surrogate partners, and field staff to use; 4) PowerPoint Slides with high-level notes and talking points, and 5) participation in 2 additional bi-weekly planning meetings with project team and Sponsor.

Any questions regarding this sole source change order may be directed to Rachel Andersn (rachel.anderson@dot.gov) and Christopher Dooley (christopher.dooley@dot.gov) by Wednesday September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Arch Street Communications, Inc. (UEI P6VKYY4A32A1)
- Contract: 6913G624F50024N under GS00F154DA, delivery order
- Obligated: $249,999.93
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 6913G624F50024N was reused as the contract number; same awarding office 6913G6 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_6913G624F50024N_6901_GS00F154DA_4732/


## Publications

- September 12, 2024: Special notice, due September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 764a739d4e0b4d849ebb722da94f26af. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/764a739d4e0b4d849ebb722da94f26af/view

## Points of contact

- Rachel Anderson, rachel.anderson@dot.gov
- Christopher Dooley, christopher.dooley@dot.gov

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