SOLICITATION NOTICE
25 -- Vehicle Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) System
- Notice Date
- 2/16/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Procurement and Materiels, PRMT-JGB, 600 5th Street, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
- ZIP Code
- 20001
- Solicitation Number
- 01052017B
- Point of Contact
- Dionne Farmer, Phone: 2029625537
- E-Mail Address
-
ddukes@wmata.com
(ddukes@wmata.com)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MetroAccess Vehicle Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) System Request for Information (RFI) Introduction This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) will take procurement action in this matter. Further, Metro will not take any responsibility for any cost incurred in providing a response to this RFI. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requires public transit agencies to provide complementary paratransit service. To fulfill this requirement, Metro operates MetroAccess (MACS) service on behalf of the seven counties and cities in Maryland and Virginia surrounding the District of Columbia (DC) along with DC. MACS is the fifth largest paratransit service in North America, operating 675 paratransit vehicles in daily revenue service and providing 2.4 million passenger trips in 2016. MACS vehicles operate over 25 million miles each year in revenue service. MACS vehicles carry passengers with disabilities. Their safety is Metro's first priority. Understanding incidents or accidents that impact customer safety is improved when CCTV systems that allow continuous recording during revenue operation are available. The ability to engage in on-demand viewing inside of MACS vehicles is an important feature to better ensure safety of passengers, some of which have intellectual disabilities. The knowledge that all activity is being recorded and can be viewed live is an important deterrent to inappropriate workforce behavior and is an essential tool in the event of a situation where police assistance or intervention is required. MACS vehicles are currently installed with DriveCam which permits incident viewing when triggered. Metro uses DriveCam services to understand incidents and to take appropriate action through Metro contractors when DriveCam is activated. Metro desires a more comprehensive and additional video system to supplement DriveCam. These systems will include on-board and an exterior recording package which provides long term storage and on-demand viewing. Metro is also sensitive to pricing and is seeking to identify a CCTV system with on-demand viewing that meets Metro's technical requirements and best use of financial resources. This RFI is a first step in identifying a CCTV system suitable for MACS paratransit van use to meet Metro objectives. Systems that work with carrier fleet data packages that allow on-demand viewing at reasonable pricing are required. MACS vans are replaced every 5 years. 675 will be replaced in the next 5 years and the fleet is expected to expand by 100 during that same time. The total requirement for CCTV therefore is for 775 vehicles during a 5 year time span. MACS paratransit vehicles are currently built on the Ford Transit extended, high roof platform. The CCTV system must meet the following general requirements. 1. Provide an interior view of the vehicle that captures the entire passenger seating and wheelchair tie down area. 2. Provide a view of the entry areas of the vehicle to include passenger side stepped entry leading into the van and the deployed wheelchair lift area outside the van. 3. On demand viewing from CCTV cameras from a MACS command center and through MACS authorized laptop equipment. 4. System will allow Metro to obtain lower cost data packages from wireless carriers for the entire fleet (as opposed to costly individual data packages for each vehicle). Vendor recommendations on fleet data packages in the Washington DC area that will work with vendor's equipment are requested. 5. High resolution video that can operate and transmit clear viewable video under day and night conditions. 6. Provides recorded video that is available for a reasonable period of time as recommended by the contractor. 7. System cannot be turned off by the vehicle operator and the video cannot be erased by the vehicle operator. 8. Video is easily retrieved by MACS and or MACS contractor staff. 9. Equipment is durable and must have an equipment life of at least 5 years. 10. Must be able to operate inside and outside the van under all weather and temperature conditions. The CCTV system may meet the following optional requirements. 1. Allows additional cameras capturing up to three additional views; a view along the length of the driver side of the van, a view behind the van, and a view of the area outside the van on the passenger side. 2. Provides recording capacity time that can be selected by Metro up to 1 month of normal viewing (estimated at around 350 hours per camera per month). Comments by the vendor on the suitability of the vendor's equipment in a paratransit application are desired. While CCTV in large transit buses is relatively common, CCTV in smaller paratransit vans is not common. Information provided by the vendor documenting the ability of the vendor's system to meet paratransit service needs at a lower price point than CCTV equipment normally found in large transit buses is highly desired. Metro is issuing a Request for Information to obtain recommendations. The information received in response to this Request for Information will be used by Metro to determine the next action steps to move forward. A response will not result in an award. Also, WMATA does not commit to any incurred cost in preparation of a response to this Request for Information. If you have questions, please e-mail them to dfarmer@wmata.com no later than close of business, Friday, March 3, 2017.
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