Transportation Service

The Seneca Nation of Indians, a government authority located in Angola, New York, is seeking a contractor to provide full-year transportation services. The agency requires the transportation of children and accompanying adult passengers to and from trip destinations. The contractor must assume full responsibility for planning all transportation routes in compliance with the state's routing guidelines. All vehicles used for this contract must comply with school bus recommendations, utilizing small vans and passenger cars. Vehicles must be equipped with a communication system to call for assistance in case of emergency. The exterior of the vehicles must be identified with the words School Bus printed in letters at least eight inches high, positioned as high as possible between the warning signal lamps without impairing visibility, and contain no other lettering on the front or rear. The agency requires the contractor to determine reasonable seating capacity by considering the number of adult versus student passengers assigned to each trip. The age of student passengers must also be factored into vehicle assignments to ensure all passengers benefit from the designed restraint aspects of compartmentalized seating. The contract period will span one year, and the performance of the work must take place onsite. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based solely in the United States. The agency is currently looking for proposals and has not disclosed a specific budget. No key dates or specific evaluation criteria are provided in the solicitation.