Accessible and Autonomous Mobility Services

The government authority in Detroit, Michigan, seeks a vendor to provide phased, accessible, and autonomous mobility services. The buyer requires an interim manually operated service using at least three manual vehicles with trained human drivers, centralized dispatch, and booking to serve eligible seniors, residents with disabilities, veterans, and gun violence survivors. The vendor must then transition to a hybrid deployment by integrating at least one autonomous vehicle into the same dispatch system and managing a unified fleet. Finally, the vendor must expand the service by providing at least two autonomous shuttles, high-definition mapping, validation testing, ongoing performance optimization, cost-compression strategies, and all necessary regulatory approvals. Only onshore United States organizations are eligible for this contract, and the vendor must perform all work onsite. The buyer requests proposal submissions for the budget. Key dates include a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026, and a final deadline for all question submissions on September 2, 2026.