General Transit Feed Specification - Realtime (GTFS-Realtime) Services Master Service Agreements REBID #1

The State of California Department of General Services, on behalf of local governmental transit agencies, is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish Master Service Agreements (MSAs) for General Transit Feed Specification - Realtime (GTFS-Realtime) Services. The resulting MSAs will have a three-year term, with two optional two-year extensions, and will allow qualified firms to provide GTFS-Realtime services, on-vehicle devices, and customer support solely to local transit providers operating public transportation services. Key requirements include feed creation, prediction algorithms, data storage, ingestion points, service acceptance, and customer support. Proposals will be evaluated based on the bidder's qualifications, experience, technical approach, and cost. Key dates include a bidder's conference on 7/22/2024, the final proposal submission deadline of 9/6/2024, and tentative dates for public cost opening, notice of intent to award, and contract award.

The RFP does not specify any set-asides or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. It is open to all qualified firms, and there are no indications of incumbent vendors or existing technology that requires integration. The RFP states the estimated total value of the MSAs is $7 million over the full contract term, but the State will not guarantee any minimum or maximum amount of services that may be required by the participating transit agencies.