Bi-State Development Agency, 707 North First Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102

22 -- AUTOMATED PASSENGER COUNTING SYSTEM SOL RFP2414 DUE 122298 POC Ms. Deborah M. Rowey, Contract Specialist, (314) 982-1400 Ext. 1363 WEB: Bi-State Development Agency, www.bi-state.org. E-MAIL: Deborah Rowey at Bi-State Development Agency, drowey@bsda.org. SOLICITATION OF INTEREST FOR AUTOMATED PASSENGER COUNTING SYSTEM The Bi-State Development Agency (BSDA) is interested in obtaining an Automated Passenger Counting System to be installed on 11 buses and 1 light rail vehicle (LRV) (two-rail car configuration The APC system shall be able to count all passengers who are entering and/or exiting a vehicle by any door on a concurrent basis, that is, those passengers who are entering at the same time passengers are exiting. The APC shall be able to count individual passengers no matter how close they may be to each other as they are entering and/or exiting the vehicle. The system shall take into account coats, hats, backpacks, briefcases and other aspects of a passengers appearance or configuration as it may affect the accuracy of the count. The BSDA has sufficient funds to procure of the Automated Passenger Counting System which includes acceptable warranty provisions, designing, manufacturing, delivery, installation, testing, training, documentation andtechnical support. It is BSDA's intent to secure additional funding for a second year option to include up to 20 LRVs and 9 buses. This budget includes FTA funding and therefore Buy America, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and other applicable FTA provisions apply. IDOT provisions may also apply. Qualified firms experienced in automated passenger counting systems for the U.S. market, capable of meeting all of the above requirements, and interested in fulfilling this order are requested to provide written confirmation of experience, capability, and interest by 5:00 PM St. Louis Time, December 22, 1998. Please advise if your vendor meets the Buy America requirements. In addition, please provide production description and any technical information that is available. The agency intends to evaluate the responses to this solicitation in order to structure the final automated passenger counting system procurement process. Please direct all written inquiries, by December 22, 1998, 5:00 PM St. Louis Time, to: Bi-State Development Agency 707 N. First Street St. Louis, MO 63102 Attn: Ms. Deborah Rowey Facsimile: (314) 982-1558 BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MISSOURI-ILLINOIS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WE ARE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F Posted 11/25/98 (W-SN274944). (0329)

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