# Union County Vocational School District Ucnj #RCCP #3-2027

Union County paratransit operations and Route 22 Safety Shuttle

**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** RCCP #3-2027
**NAICS:** 485999

Union County is seeking an operator to deliver paratransit operations and a related safety shuttle.
- **Government buyer:** County of Union, New Jersey — Department of Human Services, Paratransit administrative unit; the Division of Purchasing is identified in the notice.
- **Scope:** One contractor will provide routing, scheduling, dispatch, road operations, passenger eligibility and billing, staffing, facilities, routing and scheduling software, computer equipment, and vehicle camera systems.
- **Base service:** Weekday daytime paratransit service, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., plus the Route 22 Safety Shuttle, which operates seven days per week subject to stated exceptions and NJ TRANSIT schedules.
- **Optional services:** Weekday evening service beyond 5:30 p.m. and up to 11:00 p.m.; Saturday service from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., primarily for advance-reservation trips to dialysis centers. The County does not guarantee either option.
- **Fleet and pricing:** The County supplies and maintains a 53-vehicle fleet and covers fuel and vehicle maintenance. Proposals must price the base service and each option separately, including total price and price per revenue/vehicle service hour.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No vehicle, software, camera, or other OEM is specified, and no prospective service operator is named. USPS, FedEx, and UPS are mentioned only as proposal-delivery carriers.
- **Notable requirements:** The contractor must provide the facilities, staff, software, computer equipment, and camera systems needed to operate the service. No product part numbers or purchase quantities are specified.

### Description

The County of Union is seeking one contractor to provide routing, scheduling, dispatch, and road operations for the Union County Paratransit System Operator. The initial contract period is February 1 through December 31, 2027, with four 12-month extensions for 2028 through 2031. Proposals are due November 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time, and the procurement is conducted through a fair and open process. The notice lists RCCP #3-2027, while the attached document and package labels reference RCCP 3-2026.

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