The RTC’s Resources, Involvement, Support, and Education (RiSE) Program is being presented to the Operations Subcommittee to highlight how it expands contracting opportunities for local small and diverse businesses on RTC-funded infrastructure projects. RiSE’s goal is to award at least 8 percent of RTC-funded construction contracts and 2 percent of RTC-funded professional/consulting services contracts to local small and diverse firms, and new RiSE Detail Forms for contractors and professional services will become effective July 1, 2026. While not a specific procurement, this program directly affects how future RTC-funded construction and consulting opportunities are structured and evaluated, with an emphasis on small business participation and reporting. Large primes and small firms alike should understand RiSE requirements, certification processes, and upcoming changes so they can pre-qualify, build teaming strategies, and align proposals with the program’s tracking and reporting expectations on future RTC transportation and infrastructure solicitations.
Program is tied to Fuel Revenue Indexing funding and aims to standardize and increase small/diverse ...
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