Transportation Equity Needs and Barriers Assessment Services

Overview

Environmental, Water & Energy

Massachusetts, United StatesPosted 18 days agoDeadline: May 22nd, 2026

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SUMMARY

Boston seeks a firm to assess transportation equity needs and barriers, emphasizing outreach and data collection in underserved communities.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitation
Must have experience working with burdened populations and community-based organizations
Must have experience with data collection, synthesis, and project management
Must have experience with transportation and clean transportation technologies
Must be able to perform engagement at a scale sufficient to collect representative feedback across all six Massachusetts regions
Must be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Must be able to execute an appropriate agreement with CBO partners and oversee compensation invoicing

BUDGET

Verified

$300,000

CONTRACT DURATION

12 months

TIMELINE

Release of RFP: April 13th, 2026

Webinar: April 16th, 2026

Questions due: April 29th, 2026

Answers posted: May 6th, 2026

Proposals due: May 22nd, 2026

Interviews: Late May/early June 2026

Notification of award: June 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 29th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Boston, Massachusetts seeks a vendor to conduct a comprehensive assessment of transportation equity needs and barriers. The selected firm will be responsible for gathering community input on transportation challenges and requirements, with a particular focus on Burdened Areas. Responsibilities include facilitating robust outreach and engagement efforts such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, participation at community events, and other strategies to collect comprehensive feedback.

The vendor will synthesize information collected to identify and prioritize key transportation needs and barriers that should be addressed at the state level. Oversight of the entire assessment process, including communications, will be required. Additionally, the chosen firm will provide an overview of the assessment process, highlighting successes, challenges, and lessons learned, and will develop a data collection strategy to support ongoing engagement efforts.

Source attribution

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