MICROTRANSIT SERVICES (Peekskill)

Open State & local contract opportunity Posted

Solicitation number
2139019
State
New York
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Westchester County Department of Planning is requesting proposals for development, deployment, and operation of a fully electric, on-demand, app-based microtransit pilot program in Peekskill, New York (Contract C-PLT-26-06), with proposals due November 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST and clarification requests due September 25, 2026 at noon EST. No MWBE, WBE, or DBE contracting goals apply.

The scope spans plan development (Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning Plan; Community Engagement Plan; Launch Plan), service deployment, and 36-month minimum operations covering approximately 14 square miles. Service hours are Sunday–Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with target wait times not exceeding 20 minutes. The County estimates five fully electric vehicles in the 6–12 passenger range. The proposer must provide and maintain all software, vehicles, drivers, insurance, facilities, and permitting; submit monthly invoices with supporting documentation; and furnish a performance and payment bond equal to 10 percent of annual contract value, renewable annually. The proposer must demonstrate three years of experience implementing comparable on-demand microtransit services and provide three client references within the past three years.

The contract term is anticipated at not less than 45 months (up to six months for plan development and approvals, 36 months of operations, two months for final reporting), with the County reserving the right to extend service provisions for an additional two years by mutual agreement. The County has secured $4 million in combined grant funding: $3 million from NYSERDA (Clean Mobility Program, PON 5739) and $1 million from NYSDOT. All work must comply with NYSERDA and NYSDOT agreements, including oversight, reporting, and pre-contracting/pre-launch approvals. Subcontracting is permitted subject to County and NYSERDA approval, with the proposer responsible for subcontractor compliance and qualified-vendor selection. Evaluation criteria are General Completeness (10%), Qualifications (35%), Methodology (35%), and Financial Considerations (20%).

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Westchester County is requesting proposals from qualified vendors for a pilot program to develop deploy, and operate a microtransit service in the Peekskill service area. The successful proposer will develop operational, outreach, and metric tracking plans, and provide a turnkey, fully electric, on-demand, app-based, shared-ride microtransit system in compliance with grant funding from NYSERDA. Subcontracting is permitted, subject to the requirements set forth in the RFP. In selecting a subcontractor, the Proposer must establish to the satisfaction of Westchester County, that the subcontractor selected is the most qualified vendor with experience in microtransit and public mobility systems. The Proposer shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the NYSERDA Agreement, including but not limited to Section 5.02 thereof, which governs Subcontracting Procedures, as well as the County's requirements for subcontractors. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None. Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%

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