Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District seeks proposals for an outside adjudicator to conduct Level II parking citation hearings starting July 1, 2026. The contract is for 3 years with optional extensions. Services include coordinating hearings, reviewing citations, and communicating decisions. Proposals due April 24, 2026.
Background: Rangers (Peace Officers) at the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) issue parking citations for violations of Midpen Ordinances, other local agency ordinances, and California Vehicle Code violations (principally handicapped parking). In calendar year 2025, Midpen Rangers issued 828 parking citations. Of those, 79 were appealed to an internal Level I Hearing Officer. Of the appealed citations, 53 were upheld and 26 were dismissed. Of the upheld citations, 7 were taken to a Level II hearing. Below is a listing of recent history of citations that have been appealed to a Level II hearing: 2022 – 2 2023 – 2 2024 – 10 2025 – 7 Desired Services: Midpen desires to have an outside (non-staff) person adjudicate the Level II parking citation hearings and enter into a contract commencing July 1, 2026 and expiring after 3 years, with two optional one-year extensions, for the following services: Work with Midpen’s online citation processing company (currently Dataticket) to receive notice of parking citations that need to be reviewed. Work with Midpen’s online citation processing company (currently Dataticket) to arrange for hearings to be held for the parking citations. Communicate the decision after the hearing to both Midpen and Dataticket. Communicate the decision to the appellant. The communication to the appellant can be a simple short statement about the reason(s) why the citation was upheld or a statement that the citation was dismissed, as appropriate. Submission of Proposals: To be considered as a provider for this service, answer the questions included in the included Proposal Application.docx document. You may submit using the Word form provided, by providing your answers in a separate document, or by including the answers in the body of the email. Please submit your proposal by email to Deborah Bazar at dbazar@openspace.org by 5:00 PM PDT on Friday, April 24. Questions about this solicitation must be received no later than Friday, April 10, 5:00 PM PDT and may be directed to Deborah Bazar at the above email address. The District will issue answers to all respondents before proposals are due. Other Information: For information on the current process, please see Appendix A. **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2731582.C18198101 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 04/10/2026 08:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Physical Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: Bids must be submitted via email to Deborah Bazar at dbazar@openspace.org no later than April 24, 2026 by 5:00pm PDT. **Solicitation Number**: RFP_F-0000000015 **Reference Number**: 0000417928
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