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This is Addendum No. 3 to a Request for Proposal issued by St. Tammany Parish Government in Louisiana for STAR Transit Urban Operations. The addendum announces a revision to the RFP timeline, with the proposal opening date extended to Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the same time and location as originally scheduled. The inquiry deadline is Thursday, June 25, 2026, and the addendum deadline is Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The contract will commence October 1, 2026, for an initial three-year term with options to extend for up to two additional one-year terms. The Parish seeks an operations and management services provider for demand-response curb-to-curb transit service serving designated urbanized areas, operating Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., maintaining approximately 27,000 annual revenue hours and 58,000 trips while observing specified holidays.

The Parish will provide ten wheelchair-accessible transit buses (six 12-6B buses and four 16-2B buses), while the selected provider must supply additional vehicles and assume responsibility for all operational costs including facility rental, personnel salaries and benefits, insurance, maintenance, and training. The provider is responsible for contributing or identifying approximately $650,000 annually as a local match to federal FTA grant funds. Evaluation criteria include Proposed Solution/Technical Response (25 points), Qualifications of Proposer (20 points), Financial Proposal (35 points based on lowest cost formula), Local Match Proposal (15 points), and five bonus points for certified Veterans Initiative or Hudson Initiative small entrepreneurships. The Parish will cover fuel costs up to $175,000 annually. Proposers must obtain a Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number from sam.gov and comply with all Federal Transit Administration mandatory provisions, including debarment certifications and Buy American requirements. The Parish will conduct quarterly performance reviews, random trip sampling for on-time performance and passenger treatment analysis, and monthly provider meetings to ensure service standards are maintained.