Transit Scheduling Software

, priced on a fixed price basis, from qualified sources, to provide and deploy up-to-date transit scheduling software in order to better streamline scheduling and dispatching processes and procedures. The system should include, full range of operating and management functions and multiple scheduling profiles to support RPMC’s demand-response services. The capabilities for rural public transportation trip reservations, scheduling and dispatching, fare collection system, vehicle maintenance, tracking and reporting. The system should provide, also as a minimum, the ability to reduce paperwork (trip manifest, no-show/cancel reports, vehicle maintenance), reduce duplication of data entry, accurate billing reports, visibility of vehicle locations (Automatic Vehicle Locator/GPS), trip status, ability to record and auto sync data when in no service areas, the ability to integrate to Medicaid contractors and/or other entities, and compliance with all Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and all other regulations for other funding sources, including but not limited to Protected Health Information and HIPPA. i. Purpose The purpose in soliciting Request for Proposals (RFP) is to secure a vendor(s) that will provide quality scheduling and dispatch software to meet the rural public transportation needs of the Transportation Department. ii. Contract Type The winning proposal will be offered a standard agreement/contract from RPMC. iii. Timeline The successful proposer agrees to begin providing services no later than February 1, 2023 as specified in the agreement/contract negotiation notice. Should the work not begin within the specified time, then vendor negotiations may be terminated. iv. Limitations and Reservations RPMC reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals received as a result of this request, to negotiate with all qualified sources, or to cancel in part or in its entirety this RFP, if found to be