Student Transportation Services

The government authority in Providence, Rhode Island is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive student transportation services. The agency needs to solve the logistical challenge of daily home-to-school and school-to-home transportation, as well as transit for athletic events, field trips, extracurricular activities, special programs, and alternative placements. To ensure safety and efficiency, the agency requires a fully maintained and compliant school bus fleet equipped with GPS tracking and parent-facing real-time tracking technology. The scope of work covers dispatching, routing, transportation management, and emergency transportation response capabilities. The selected vendor must provide qualified drivers, transportation personnel, and all necessary maintenance, fuel, insurance, staffing, and operational support to ensure uninterrupted services. All performance of the work must occur onsite in Providence, Rhode Island. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency is looking for proposals to establish the budget for this project. Bidders must submit any questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 11, 2026. The agency will host a virtual pre-bid conference on June 5, 2026. Bidders can submit their responses digitally via email or online. The agency has not specified further evaluation criteria in the provided source.