This Request for Proposals is for the procurement of high contrast, low-power digital Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) signs (including ePaper or other low power display technologies) to communicate bus arrival predictions, bus route information, and alerts. The selected vendor will design, furnish, install and maintain new solar powered and hardwired low-power digital signs for use at bus stops in New York City, as well as provide maintenance services for bus stop information digital signage already installed on New York City streets. These new digital signs will allow riders along bus routes access to real-time information without requiring expensive build-out of subsurface power infrastructure, for all instances where sunlight enables solar installations. Responses to this RFP must be submitted via PASSPort. To access the RFP, vendors should visit the PASSPort public Portal at
href="https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mocs/systems/about-go-to-passport.page." target="_blank">https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mocs/systems/about-go-to-passport.page. Click on the “Search Funding Opportunities in PASSPort” blue box. Doing so will take one to the public portal of all procurements in the PASSPort system. To quickly locate the RFP, insert the EPIN, 84122P0003, into the Keyword search field. In order to respond to the RFP, vendors must create an account within the PASSPort system if they have not already done so. A pre-proposal conference via ZOOM is scheduled for 11/30/21 at 10:00 am. Those who wish to attend must email the authorized agency contact for a link no later than November 29, 2021 by 4pm. The deadline for the submission of questions via email is 12/7/21 by 4:00 pm to the authorized agency contact person. The proposal due date (submission via PASSPort) is 01/14/22 by 2:00 pm. This procurement is subject to participation goals for Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) as required by Section 6-129 of the New York Administrative Code. The M/WBE goal for this project is 25%. Any inquiries concerning this RFP should be directed by email, under the subject line “84122P0003-84121MBTP453 Next Generation Real Time Passenger Information Signs: Installation and Maintenance” to the email address of the Authorized Agency Contact, Kathy Cornwall-Wilson, at kcornwallwilson@dot.nyc.gov or through the PASSPort communication function.