Professional Transit Management Services for The M Public Transit System

The (City of Montgomery) seeks proposals from qualified firms for the provision of transit operations and management services. While more completely described elsewhere in this RFP, in general terms (City of Montgomery) wishes to engage a firm to provide for the day-today management of The M Transit System herein referred to as “The M” using a resident management team, which will include a General Manager and Maintenance Director. This team is to be supported by the corporate staff of the firm and any other individuals who may possess technical expertise relevant to the effective operation of the transit system. In addition to the personnel to be assigned (City of Montgomery) also seeks other services such as preferential purchasing arrangements, access to training services, etc. which will also be beneficial to The M. The City is interested in contracting with a firm that shall provide turnkey services including day-to-day operations and management, logistics, and technology platform(s) needed to successfully operate The M for services including:

1) Fixed route services,
2) Paratransit services, and
3) Microtransit (ride-share) services

The City seeks to partner with an innovative firm that will make recommendations for service improvement, including the use of technology to improve cost efficiency per passenger, increase ridership, and improve the customer experience.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-RFP-049
• Department: Montgomery Area Transit System
• Department Head: Samuel Tensley (General Manager)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-30T19:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-08-11T19:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Company Qualifications (20 pts)
• Personnel Standards (20 pts)
• Service Approach & Methodology (20 pts)
• Compliance & Risk Management (15 pts)
• Cost Proposal (25 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Do you currently hold a valid City of Montgomery Business License? (required) —

  If you currently hold a City of Montgomery Business License, please upload a copy in the following question. If you do not yet have one, you will be required to formally acknowledge your commitment to obtaining a valid license prior to contract execution in the next section.

• Business License Upload or Acknowledgment of Commitment (required) —

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• Price Confirmation: (required) —

  Prices quoted are for Montgomery, Alabama and the item(s) on which I am quoting are in exact accordance with the specifications with any exceptions listed below.

• STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE BEASON-HAMMON ALABAMA TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN PROTECTION ACT AS AMENDED (required) —

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• Are you proposing any deviations or exceptions to the terms and specifications of this solicitation? —

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• Form MBE/WBE-1 Covenant of Non-Discrimination (required) —

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• Will there be a pre-proposal meeting? (required) —

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  1. Timeline: Navigate to the 'Timeline' section and enable the 'Pre-Bid/Proposal Meeting' event.

  2. Scheduling: Enter the specific date, time, and location (or virtual link).

  3. Mandatory Status: Clearly state in the 'Project Description' whether attendance is a mandatory requirement for bid eligibility.

• Pre Prposal Meeting (required)
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• If this project funded by the City of Montgomery? (required) —

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• Would you like to include an electronic pricing table in this RFP? (required) —

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