NOTICE OF INTENT for BYTEMARK

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to enter into a five-year agreement with Bytemark, Inc. for the continued hosting, maintenance, and support of the mobile ticketing application previously built for MassDOT, as well as building new updates and enhancements to meet the needs of public transportation providers in the Commonwealth. The scope of work includes additional agency onboarding, development of a business partnerships module, new fare product development, foreign language support, development of a merchant services module, and an option for public transportation providers to buy or lease point of sale and fare inspection hardware. The contract will be a fixed-price contract for a five-year term with two one-year option years, providing a mobile ticketing platform for a diverse range of public transportation providers in the Commonwealth, including regional-intercity bus carriers, Transportation Management Associations (TMAs), and Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs).

The NOI does not mention any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. Bytemark, Inc. is the incumbent vendor, having previously built the mobile ticketing application for MassDOT. The pricing schedule included in the NOI provides estimated costs for the initial setup and annual hosting of the mobile ticketing application, ranging from $18,000 to $202,571.85 for the initial setup and $2,400 to $67,040.22 for annual hosting, depending on the scope of the project. Additional custom development would be billed at an hourly rate of $150 per hour.