Fare Collection and Payment Industry Consulting Services

The government authority in Seattle, WA requires a USA-based vendor to provide fare collection and payment industry consulting services. The buyer seeks research, advice, and leading industry practice recommendations spanning payments and automated fare collection strategy, payment economics, digital wallets, contactless payment trends, and Mobility-as-a-Service integration. The requested scope includes fare policy technology implications, fraud prevention, merchant acquiring, account-based technology, open payment optimization, non-fare payment applications, and various Point of Sale options such as open-loop, closed-loop, unattended POS devices, and mobile ticketing. The buyer limits eligibility to onshore USA organizations and allows onsite or offsite work performance. The buyer seeks proposal submissions for budget consideration and will award a four-year contract. Key dates include a pre-proposal meeting on September 18, 2026, and a final question submission deadline of September 30, 2026.