Detroit Bonfire #549315

Detroit seeks phased Accessible & Autonomous Mobility Services (Accessibili-D 2.0)

Detroit's Office of Contracting and Procurement is seeking proposals for Accessibili-D 2.0, a phased accessible and autonomous mobility service for the city. - Government Buyer: - City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) - Office of Mobility Innovation (OMI) - Department of Transportation (DDOT) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Mass transportation transit buses (potentially with autonomous capabilities) - Complete school buses (small vehicle type) - Rental or lease of mass transit buses, school buses, rail vehicles, trucks, vans, fire and garbage trucks - Lease purchase options for motor vehicles and passenger cars - Chartering services for aircraft, boats, buses, school buses, and other transportation modes - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Three-phase implementation: manual operation, hybrid manual/autonomous (SAE Level 3), and majority autonomous service - Ability to operate vehicles on public roads and handle various operational scenarios - Submission of technical, pricing, and certification documentation as specified in RFP attachments - Focus on accessibility and autonomous mobility solutions - Technical information is accessible for business readers: the project is designed to scale from manual to autonomous operations, with flexibility in vehicle types and service models.

Description

The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) on behalf of the Office of Mobility Innovation (OMI) and the Department of Transportation (DDOT) requests proposals for technical or professional services to provide a phased Accessible & Autonomous Mobility Service called Accessibili-D 2.0. This project builds upon a previous pilot and aims to implement a sustainable hybrid model combining manually operated and SAE Level 3 autonomous vehicle operations. The selected vendor will launch an interim manually operated service, transition to a hybrid manual-plus-autonomous model, and scale toward majority autonomous service over the contract term.

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