Sound Transit Biddingo #RP 0215-24

Sound Transit seeks new Transit Data Process Management solution to replace OneBusAway

Sound Transit, the regional transit agency for King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties in Washington, is seeking proposals for a new Transit Data Process Management solution to replace its current OneBusAway platform. - Government Buyer: - Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) - Sr. Contracts Specialist: Christopher Jones - Scope of Work: - Migration from OneBusAway to a new hosted software solution - Software development, system integration, hosting, maintenance, and operations - Management of transit data via static files (GTFS and GTFS-ride datasets) - API management for public and internal access - Data processing: transformation, filtering, validation, and publishing - Secure access for Sound Transit staff (manual and automated publishing) - Support for multiple environments (production, staging, development) - 24/7 monitoring, performance metrics, and reporting - On-demand services for updates and feature additions - Training and project management - Technical & Security Requirements: - Cloud-hosted architecture (Azure or any platform meeting InfoSec standards) - Integration with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and multi-factor authentication - U.S.-based hosting - Compliance with accessibility standards (ADA/WCAG 2.1 AA) - Scalability, audit logging, user management, and SLA adherence (99.99% availability) - OEMs & Vendors: - No specific OEMs named; vendors may propose open-source or proprietary solutions - Notable Requirements: - Solution must support high-volume, low-latency public access - Approximately 5 internal users - Equal employment opportunity and small business participation encouraged - Compliance with federal and state regulations - Contract Details: - Initial term of two years, with three optional one-year extensions - Price escalation applies only during option years - Work is primarily remote, with occasional on-site requirements

Description

Sound Transit is soliciting proposals for Transit Data Process Management services. The scope includes moving away from the current OneBusAway system to provide software and services that enable lighter weight data processes for hosting, managing, and providing access to Sound Transit data via static files. The contract term is two years with an option to extend for three additional one-year terms. The procurement involves software development, system integration, hosting, maintenance, and operations of transit data processing, including both static GTFS and real-time data feeds.

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