About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is issuing this Request for Information to seek descriptions of hardware and software systems for counting bus passengers. WMATA requires camera-based, sensor-based, or other available systems that supply accurate real-time counts of boardings, alightings, loads, and potentially origin-destination trip patterns. Vendors must detail system capabilities, data accuracy, bandwidth needs, data access methods like APIs, and whether analytics occur on-vehicle, at the edge, or in the cloud. Only USA-based organizations are eligible to respond, and work will be performed offsite. Vendors and contractors must register in the WMATA Vendor Registration System. Questions must be submitted via email to [email protected] by November 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT. Final RFI responses are due by November 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT. This request is solely for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment to contract or issue a future solicitation.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Solicitation No.
- 0000010974
Scope of work
- Descriptions of camera-based, sensor-based, or other hardware and software bus passenger counting systems
- Real-time and next-day vehicle-level counts of boardings, alightings, and passenger loads
- Data linkage to route, stop, trip, and specific vehicle door used
- Assessment of data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness achieved in production systems
- Information on video-based system analytics processing location and bandwidth requirements
- Details on available data access and integration methods including APIs
- Identification of additional hardware, software, or network infrastructure requirements for WMATA's Cisco and Genetec ecosystem
- Optional information on video systems or capabilities for identifying origin-destination travel patterns without facial recognition
Minimum qualifications
- Must register in the WMATA Vendor Registration System
Documents to include with your response
- Acknowledgement of Amendment(s)
Key dates
- Date Issued
- 10/27/2026
- Questions Due
- November 6, 2026, BY 4:00PM EDT
- Due Date/Time
- November 30, 2026, BY 4:00PM EDT