What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe government authority in New Jersey seeks a vendor to provide park-ride management, operations, and maintenance services for its bus and parking lots. The authority requires an integrated system that handles reservations, ticketing, and payments for both parking spaces and bus seats in a single account and transaction. The system must prevent overselling through capacity management, support guaranteed advance parking reservations, and offer mixed first-come, first-served allocations where appropriate. Additionally, the vendor must provide real-time seat inventory, customer-visible GPS tracking with traffic-aware arrival estimates for all vehicles, and enforce daily parking hours from 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid, and the work will be performed offsite. Applicants must submit proposals digitally via email or online, and all questions are due by November 19, 2026, for this five-year contract.
Scope of work
- Bus and parking management, operations, and maintenance services at Authority-owned park-ride lots
- Integrated system for customer reservations, ticketing, and payments in a single account and transaction
- Guaranteed advance parking reservations and mixed allocation with first-come, first-served pay-on-arrival
- Reserved bus seating with real-time seat inventory and no overselling
- Customer-visible, real-time GPS location for 100 percent of vehicles in service
- Daily occupancy reporting and monthly ridership reporting by facility and trip
- Public General Transit Feed Specifications (GTFS) feed and on-time performance dashboard
- Commuter demand measurement, waitlist product, and automatic electronic notifications
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Firm Experience | 15 points |
| Annual License Fee | 25 points |
Minimum qualifications
- Valid commercial driver's license free of restrictions with required State and Federal endorsements
- Bus operators compliant with State of New Jersey licensing requirements
- Successful Proposer shown on all vehicle registrations as owner or lessee
- Valid business registration with the New Jersey Division of Revenue
- Financial statements for the trailing two fiscal years
Documents to include with your response
- Mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity Language (Exhibit A)
- Affirmative Action Information Sheet (Exhibit B)
- Affidavit of Moral Integrity (Exhibit C)
- Ownership Disclosure Form (Exhibit D)
- Vendor Firm Disclosure Form - Executive Order 129 (Exhibit E)
- Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran (Exhibit F-1)
- Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus (Exhibit F-2)
- Notice to All Proposers Set-Off for State Tax (Exhibit G)
- NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission Disclosure of Political Contributions (Exhibit H)
- Affidavit of Non-Collusion (Exhibit I)
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via Bid Express
- Instructions
- Proposals must be submitted in electronic format via Bid Express (www.bidexpress.com); hard copy or emailed proposals are not accepted. Executive summary is limited to one page.