MRB-58542 - USA (Louisiana) - Strategic Master Plan Service - Deadline December 11,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide strategic master plan service. – The study will address marine transportation and infrastructure planning, freight and corridor analysis, economic development, GIS and data assessment, environmental and resilience planning, stakeholder coordination, and implementation strategies.– Performance Measures and Implementation Strategy• Develop baseline and forecast performance measures for tonnage, emissions, truck VMT/congestion, safety, investment readiness and other measurable outcomes.• Produce a phased short–, medium– and long–term Strategic Implementation Plan with ranked projects, sponsors, estimated costs, funding prospects, risks and next actions.• Evaluate regional governance and coordination alternatives, including a commission–style model inspired by the Red River Waterway Commission; distinguish advisory coordination from any future authority requiring separate legal action.• Deliver final corridor Strategic Master Plan, agency plan, GIS/data handoff, replicable planning template, executive summary, and presentations to the Commission and Advisory Committee.• Prepare an integrated project management plan, responsibility matrix, quality assurance/quality control procedure, risk register, and milestone schedule.• Inventory and map docks, terminals, rail connections, highways/last–mile roads, intermodal assets and industrial sites; document source, date, limitations and update ownership.• Develop a GIS/data repository with metadata, validation and access/use rights; produce a State of the Corridor baseline report and reusable maps.• Evaluate potential new/expanded Marine Highway Services, scenarios for modal shift, route feasibility and credible demand ranges; identify assumptions and uncertainty.• Deliver commodity flow analysis, opportunity matrix, cargo scenarios and source documentation.• Identify physical, operational, regulatory and policy bottlenecks, including locks/dams and navigation constraints, and prioritize candidate improvements.• Prepare a detailed development plan and corridor–wide infrastructure gap register with concept–level solutions, dependencies and indicative cost ranges.– Financial and Economic Analysis• Compare priority waterborne routes with truck/rail alternatives, including cost competitiveness, lifecycle costs, financial feasibility, ROI and sensitivity.• Deliver business cases and funding strategies for priority projects, with assumptions, funding matrix and preliminary implementation responsibilities.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than November 23, 2026.