Douglas County Ionwave #CI-2026-0137 Addendum 1

Omaha shared electric scooter fleet and operations program

The City of Omaha is seeking an operator for an exclusive shared electric scooter program, with an initial fleet of up to 750 scooters and possible expansion. - Government buyer - City of Omaha, through the Douglas County Purchasing Department; buyer listed as Tamara Hibbert, Buyer II. - Program and fleet - Provide and operate a shared electric scooter service; deploy up to 750 scooters initially, with potential growth to 1,000 based on utilization, performance, and parking compliance. - The operator must deploy its newest scooter model. No OEM, make, model, or part number is specified. - Scooters must meet CPSC and applicable safety standards, have front and rear lights visible from at least 500 feet at night, display a unique ID in two locations, and support remote lock-down. - Motor-assist speed is limited to 15 mph, with a possible City allowance up to 20 mph for qualifying seated, tandem-wheeled devices. - Operating requirements - Coordinate fleet distribution, geofencing, and parking zones with the City and stakeholders; rebalance, maintain, and inspect scooters; and provide customer service and rapid response to improperly parked devices. - Support safety and outreach efforts and provide real-time and archival fleet, trip, collision, and complaint data using GBFS v2.3 or higher and MDS v2.0 or higher. A service-level agreement applies. - Fees include a $5,000 one-time program permit, dynamic per-device parking fees, and monthly calculated per-device trip fees. Proposals should also present rider pricing and discounts. - The City assigns 30 points to the operator’s demonstrated approach to equity and economic opportunity. Operators generally are not expected to disclose rider personally identifiable information without formal legal process, unless required by law or authorized by the rider. - Vendors named in the solicitation materials - The following companies are listed as invited suppliers; the materials do not identify them as scooter OEMs or selected operators: 1-800-Striper of Omaha; 24 7 Enterprises LLC; 360 Transportation Services; A&K Sessouma LLC; A.G. Towing and Transport LLC; A6 Scientific Corp.; AB Group Inc; Abante Marketing; Abe's Trash Service, Inc.; ABM Industries; Absolute Promotional, LLC; ACCO Unlimited Corporation; Accumovers LLC; Accurate Screening Solutions; and Adsposure. - Term - The program is planned for 2027, with a two-year base term and three optional one-year extensions. Exact contract dates are not stated here.

Description

The City of Omaha is requesting proposals from qualified companies for the Electric Shared Scooter Program. The solicitation seeks a qualified vendor to provide the services described in the RFP specifications, including an Omaha deployment concept, data and data governance, goal alignment and innovation, and fees. Proposals and the cost proposal must be uploaded in the Response Attachments tab; a bid bond or acceptable substitute is also required. The listed response deadline is November 18, 2026, at 11:00 AM CT.

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