Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Opengov #S26175

VTA Title VI Fare Equity, Outreach, and Revenue Modeling Services

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is seeking consulting support to assess the equity, ridership, and revenue effects of proposed fare and fare-media changes. - Buyer: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), including its Finance and Fare Programs functions; procurement support is identified as Procurement, Contracts and Business Development. - Solicitation: RFP S26175, Title VI Fare Equity and Revenue Impact Analyses. - Services requested: - Prepare or support a Title VI Fare Equity Analysis for proposed fare or fare-media changes, including analysis of average fares, access to fare media, GIS-based access, disparate impacts, mitigations, and public comments. - Support community outreach and governing Board engagement, including accessible public materials and outreach designed to reach minority and low-income communities. - Model fare revenue, ridership, passenger behavior, and budget impacts and provide technical findings and recommendations. - Provide continuing Title VI and federal compliance support as requested. - Estimated evaluation hours: Outreach — 64 hours (32 Project Manager and 32 Title VI Expert); Continuing Support — 80 hours (50 Project Manager, 20 Title VI Expert, and 10 Fare Modeling Lead). These are evaluation estimates, not guaranteed billable hours. Hours are not specified for the two analysis tasks. - Fare initiatives covered: CPI-U fare increases; Clipper BayPass and START pilots; transfer pilots; VTA fare programs and rider categories; transition from legacy fare media to Clipper; and proposed fare-capping products. - Notable requirements: Public-facing materials must meet VTA Policy #350.007 Accessible Information and Communications. Outreach includes language access, varied meeting times and communications channels, community-based organization partnerships, and documentation of feedback. Work may involve consultation with VTA and FTA Civil Rights staff. - Performance and pricing structure: Two-year contract term. Title VI analysis and fare revenue modeling are fixed-price tasks; outreach and continuing support are time-and-materials tasks. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, resellers, or service-provider vendors are named. Clipper, Clipper BayPass, and START are fare programs or media referenced as subjects of analysis, not requested purchases.

Description

VTA seeks proposals from qualified firms to evaluate equity, ridership, and revenue impacts of proposed fare and fare media changes. The work includes conducting Title VI Fare Equity Analyses, supporting public outreach and Board engagement, and providing ongoing Title VI and federal compliance support. The RFP also describes support for fare revenue modeling and impact analysis, outreach, and continuing support. Proposals are due November 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time; a 10% bid guarantee is required.

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