SMCEL-JPA: Request for Proposals
The San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint Powers Authority (SMCEL-JPA) invites your firm to submit a proposal for the Next Generation Community Transportation Benefits (Next Gen CTB) Program Management Platform.
As part of 101 Express Lanes, the SMCEL-JPA operates the 101 Express Lanes Community Transportation Benefits (CTB) Program, a program that helps cover some transportation costs for qualifying individuals in San Mateo County. The primary aim of the Next Gen CTB Program is to increase participation by removing barriers to enrollment and refining the benefit such that it can leverage other regional program and better meet participants’ mobility needs. The SMCEL-JPA plans to deploy the system no later than July 2025.
The SMCEL-JPA seeks a vendor (“Proposer” or “Vendor”) to provide a customizable-off-the-shelf (COTS) platform on which to administer the proposed Next Gen CTB Program. The selected Vendor will provide a COTS platform on which the SMCEL-JPA can manage the Next Gen CTB Program. The Next Gen CTB Program will provide transportation benefits through a mobility debit card that can only be used on transportation-related purchases with merchants identified by the SMCEL-JPA. Individuals will apply for the Next Gen CTB Program via an accessible online enrollment portal.
A successful implementation of a platform to manage the Next Gen CTB Program will include an online enrollment portal, a program management portal, and a debit card processor. The three core components of the Next Gen CTB Program Management Platform can be provided by a single Vendor or a primary Vendor and Sub-Contractors.
Proposals are due prior to Friday, November 8, 2024, at 12:00 P.M. Noon PST.
Any questions related to this RFP shall be submitted in writing to the attention of Kim Wever via email at kwever@smcgov.org.
Closing Date/Time for Requests for Clarifications: Friday, October 18, 2024, at 4:00 P.M. PST.
Link to the C/CAG website with the information:
https://ccag.ca.gov/opportunities/rfpsrfqs/