Private Transportation Services

The Capital District Transportation Authority in Albany, New York is seeking a vendor to provide private transportation services for the summer of 2026. The agency requires these services to ensure safe and timely transit for students, including door-to-door pickup and delivery for physically and mentally disabled pupils attending special schools. Drivers must be of good moral character and possess the physical and mental fitness required to operate vehicles transporting children. The scope of work covers the maintenance, operation, and cleaning of the transport vehicles. The selected vendor must make all buses available for inspection by the agency. Pupil delivery schedules must align strictly with daily school sessions, ensuring students arrive no more than ten minutes before school opens and depart no more than fifteen minutes after school closes. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The performance of the requested transportation work will take place offsite in the Albany, New York area. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria or key dates in the initial solicitation.