Intelligent Transportation Systems, Computer Aided Dispatch, and Automatic Vehicle Location Services

Overview

Transportation, Fleet & Logistics

Battle Creek, Michigan, United StatesPosted about 2 months agoDeadline: May 1st, 2026

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SUMMARY

RFP for providing integrated ITS, CAD, and AVL technology solutions, including fare payment, reporting, and customer-facing platforms, for Calhoun County, Michigan’s transit system.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

BUDGET

Estimate

$250,000 – $500,000

CONTRACT DURATION

6 months

TIMELINE

Advertise and release RFP: March 23rd, 2026

Last day to submit questions: April 10th, 2026

Response to questions transmitted: April 27th, 2026

Proposal due date: May 1st, 2026

Interview and demonstration: May 4th – May 8th, 2026

Best and final offer/contract negotiation: May 13th, 2026

Commission/Board approval: May 19th, 2026

Contract execution and notice to proceed: May 20th, 2026

Project Completion: October 31st, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 10th, 2026

Issuing Agency

City Of Battle Creek

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DESCRIPTION

The selected vendor will provide comprehensive intelligent transportation systems (ITS) solutions, computer aided dispatch (CAD), and automatic vehicle location (AVL) services for Ride Calhoun's transit operations. These technology solutions will streamline management decision-making, scheduling, reporting, and overall customer service for paratransit, micro transit, and fixed route services.

The project scope requires integration of ITS technology on all vehicles, including passenger counting systems with geolocation, timestamping, and passenger classification capabilities. The solution must support administrative functions such as scheduling, run assignments, manual trip management, and configurable passenger notifications. Additional requirements include implementing electronic fare payment systems tailored to passenger classifications, destinations, zones, or vehicle types, as well as unifying onboard technology through a single data connection.

Vendors are also expected to provide a customer-facing platform—either standalone or integrated into the existing ridecalhoun.org website—for trip booking, payments, and post-ride feedback in multiple languages. The system must be capable of tracking, recording, and exporting data in compliance with National Transit Database (NTD) standards, with customizable reporting options.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.