Public Notice for Cherriots to piggyback from the NASPO contract#AR2472.

Salem Area Mass Transit District (SAMTD), dba Cherriots, is establishing a three-year Software-as-a-Service contract through NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing (State of Utah Contract #AR2472, administered by Carahsoft Technology Corp.) for Automatic Passenger Counter data management and National Transit Database reporting, with a protest deadline of September 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

This is a cooperative procurement — Oregon Revised Statutes 279A.215(2) governs the public notice process because the contract exceeds Oregon's $250,000 threshold. The District has not issued a competitive solicitation; the vendor (Carahsoft, administering the NASPO ValuePoint master agreement) was selected through the established cooperative framework, which the District has verified as functionally equivalent to Oregon public procurement standards. Affected prospective providers may file formal written protests via email to procurement@cherriots.org only if they demonstrate that the cooperative procurement is contrary to competitive principles, restricts open competition, or is legally deficient under applicable statutes.

The scope covers two primary SaaS subscriptions by Swiftly, Inc. — Hopthru Analyze for boarding and alighting data compilation and reporting, and Hopthru Cleanse for advanced data cleansing and anomaly correction — both for ninety-six active vehicle licenses. The District will also receive NTD sampling and recertification support services to process and expand data for non-APC-equipped vehicles to meet FTA Circular 2710.1A statistical requirements.

The amended contract lifetime value is $273,863.04 over three years, commencing September 1, 2026 and concluding August 31, 2029. Year one costs total $88,393.92; year two, $91,222.08; year three, $94,247.04. Hopthru Analyze costs $48,000 annually; Hopthru Cleanse escalates from $40,393.92 (year one) to $46,247.04 (year three). The District incorporates all federal transit clauses and local district terms as mandatory attachments under Master Blanket Purchase Order #9412 on file with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.