Bus Stop Real Time Screens and Annunciators Services

The Capital Area Transportation Authority in Lansing, Michigan is seeking a vendor to provide bus stop real-time screens and annunciators services. The agency is trying to solve the accessibility gap for transit users and passersby who do not have smartphones, ensuring everyone has access to real-time arrival information, service disruption alerts, and key updates directly at the bus stops. The project requires integrating new arrival signage and push-button annunciators with the agency's existing AVL/CAD system to receive and present vehicle location data both digitally and verbally. The scope of work covers providing real-time arrival signs that are no larger than 20 inches to fit easily at multiple bus stops. These signs must feature appropriate brightness for legibility in direct sunlight, dynamic dimming capability to reduce nighttime light pollution, and a minimum of a 4G cellular modem connection. The agency requires a complete, integrated, standalone power solution that mounts directly on a bus stop pole rather than a shelter roof, as well as lockable, vandal-resistant enclosures with no exposed access or ports. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States to be eligible for this opportunity. The agency expects the performance of the work to occur offsite. All signage and push-button annunciators must meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for mounting height and accessibility. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget for this project. Evaluation considerations will include the inclusion of the requested dynamic dimming capability on the signage. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than July 13, 2026.