Public Transit Operator Safety & De-Escalation Training Services

Ben Franklin Transit (BFT) is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide in-person, instructor-led safety and de-escalation training for frontline public transit operators. The purpose of this procurement is to enhance operator safety, reduce workplace violence risk, and improve operator preparedness for high-risk incidents occurring within public transit environments.

Project Details

• Reference ID: RFP 26-06
• Department: Procurement
• Department Head: Rob Orvis (Director of Contracts & Purchasing)

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-04-03T21:00:20.157Z) —

  Please see Addendum No. 1 for RFP 26-06 

Evaluation Criteria

• Demonstrated Experience Providing Public Transit Safety Training (30 pts) —

  Contractor understands the challenges of public transit operational environments. Contractor will be evaluated based on the depth of the firm’s specialized experience and technical competence in the performance of comparable assignments, based on information contained in the proposal.

• Instructors Experience (25 pts) —

  Qualifications and experience of proposed instructors.

• Qualifications (25 pts) —

  BFT will consider all the relevant material submitted by each Contractor, and other relevant material it may otherwise obtain, to determine whether the Contractor is capable of providing services of the type and scope specific to the RFP. Evaluations will be based on Contractor’s proposal describing the understanding of the Scope of Work to be performed, has personnel, equipment and facilities to in order to perform the Scope of Work and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the undertaking and its contribution to BFT.

• Cost (20 pts) —

   

   

• Optional Interview – Oral Presentation (30 pts) —

  Once evaluations have been completed, the Contractors who have the highest scoring proposals may be chosen for an interview/live demonstration session limited to 60 minutes.

Submission Requirements

• Ineligible Contractors (required) —

  By confirming this question, Vendor certifies that they or their Subcontractors are not on the Comptroller General’s list of ineligible Contractors.

   

   

• Proposal Documents (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here.

• Contractor Agrees to Terms and Conditions (required) —

  Please confirm that you have read and agree to the projects Terms and Conditions.

  If Contractor selects "No" please upload your requested changes of exceptions in the next Vendor Questionnaire for BFT's consideration.

• Optional Requested Changes for Terms and Conditions —

  If you answered, "No" to being able to agree to the Terms and Conditions please upload your requested changes here for BFT to consider and review.

• Forms to Complete
• Buy America (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms

• Certificate of Compliance Bidder Responsibility (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms

• Certificate Regarding Debarment (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms

• Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreement (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms.

• Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Participation (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms

• Lobbying (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms

• Non-Collusion Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms.

  If Federal Funds are being used for the project, Non-Collusion Affidavit must be notarized.

• Statement of Qualifications (required) —

  Please download the below submittal document, complete as formatted and upload. BFT does not want Contractor’s to alter the forms

• Please Upload Cost Proposal. (required)
• Sets of Responses (required) —

  Please indicate how many sets of response if vendor returns written responses in leu of utilizing the e-Procurement Portal.

  Example: four (4)

• Withdrawl or Modification Timeframe (required) —

  Withdrawal or Modification of Proposals Notice of error and supporting evidence claim time frame

• Proposal time period (required) —

  Please choose the timeframe a Contractor must have their proposal valid and can withdraw a proposal if award is delayed longer than

• Insurance (required) —

  Please choose which Insurance Requirements your project will require

• Forms to Complete (required)
• FTA Funding
• Are Federal Funds Being Used? (required) —

  The answer to the question will determine the inclusion of language related to Use of Federal Funds (FTA).

• Federal Funding Requirements Based On Spend (required) —

  The answer to the question will determine the inclusion of language related to Use of Federal Funds, Buy America, Lobbying, and Termination Clauses. If Federal Funds are not utilized, please select "N/A"

• Federally Funded Project Type (required) —

  Please choose which type of Federally Funding project this may be.

• Davis Bacon Requirements (required) —

  The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply to contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works.