AD_Public Transit 3rd Party Operator.pdf

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Public Transit3rd Party Transportation Operator
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PE-64800-NONST-2026-000000062
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Douglas County, Georgia

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This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners Purchasing Department seeking a third-party operator to manage the county's public transportation system, Connect Douglas. The scope encompasses comprehensive transit operations including vehicle operators, vehicle cleaning, service supervision and dispatching, administrative and customer service functions such as reservations and scheduling, marketing assistance, management oversight, and coordination with county staff to support service delivery and grants management. The solicitation also includes support for transit service enhancements and modifications as needed. Responses must be submitted electronically through Douglas County's BidNet online bidding platform no later than Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST. Bids received after this deadline will be deemed invalid and returned unopened. All bids must remain firm for ninety days following the bid opening, and no bid may be withdrawn during this period.

The RFP does not specify pricing terms, contract value, funding sources, or contract duration in the provided documentation. Douglas County reserves the right to waive informalities, reject any or all bids, accept portions of bids, and make additions to or deletions from the contract after award at its discretion. Complete solicitation documents are available through the Douglas County website via BidNetDirect and the Georgia Procurement Registry. No information regarding incumbent operators, set-asides, or renewal options is included in this summary document.

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Douglas County Board of Commissioners Purchasing Department

Request for Proposals

3RD PARTY TRANSPORTATION OPERATOR

Request for Proposal (RFP)

SOLICITATION NUMBER 26-002

Douglas County is seeking an outside third-party operator to provide the operation of its public transportation Connect Douglas. The scope of this project includes all vehicle operators (drivers), minor cleaning of vehicles, supervision of services, dispatching of vehicles, administrative and customer service functions (reservationists, schedulers) marketing and promotion assistance, management oversight, and coordination with Douglas County staff to support service delivery as well as to support grants management functions, transit service enhancements or service modifications when/if applicable.

All solicitation documents may be obtained from the Douglas County website https://www.bidnetdirect.com/georgia/douglascounty and the Georgia Procurement Registry https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/index.

Responses to this RFP must be received electronically via Douglas County BidNet’s online bidding platform on or before Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:00 PM EST, after which time and date they will no longer be accepted.

Douglas County reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any and all bids, to evaluate bids, to accept portions of any bid, and to accept any bid, which in its opinion, may be in the best interest of the County. The County reserves the right to add to or delete from the contract after the contract has been awarded.

No bid will be received and accepted after the above specified date and time of the bid opening.

Bids submitted after the designated date and time will be deemed invalid and returned unopened to the bidder. No bid may be withdrawn within ninety (90) days after the bid opening and all bids shall remain firm during this period.

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/georgia/douglascounty

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