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	Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

HYPERLINK "https://flrules.org/gateway/department.asp?id=29" \t "department"
REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS
HYPERLINK "https://flrules.org/gateway/organization.asp?id=63" \t "organization"
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Central Florida Regional Planning Council / Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LEGAL NOTICE: RFP#04-26-1 Transit Operations and Management Services
Central Florida Regional Planning Council / Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LEGAL NOTICE:
RFP#04-26-1 Transit Operations and Management Services
Proposals Due: 3:00 p.m., EST on May 1, 2026
Interested firms may request a Proposal Package via email to Shannon McPherson at HYPERLINK "mailto:smcpherson@cfrpc.org"
smcpherson@cfrpc.org  or download the documents from HYPERLINK "https://www.cfrpc.org/doingbusiness"
https://www.cfrpc.org/doingbusiness.  All proposals must be received by the Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC), through its designee Ms. Shannon McPherson, no later than 3:00 p.m., EST on May 1, 2026.
Electronic Submission: Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format via email with the subject line: RFP #04-26-1 Transit Operations and Management Services to: smcpherson@cfrpc.org.
The CFRPC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any or all proposals, waive minor irregularities, reissue a subsequent RFP, terminate, restructure, or amend this procurement process at any time.
Background
The Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide Transit Operations and Management Services for the DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee (DHHO) Joint Service Area. The selected contractor will provide turnkey operations including management of demand-response transit services across the four-county service area and a deviated fixed-route service operating in Arcadia. Responsibilities will include dispatch and scheduling operations, driver staffing and management, vehicle operations, maintenance coordination, customer service, and compliance with applicable Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Transportation Disadvantaged Program requirements.
Areas of Expertise
Firms responding to this solicitation should demonstrate expertise in: Transit Operations and Management; Demand-Response / Paratransit Service Delivery; Rural Transit Systems; Transit Scheduling and Dispatch Technology; and Regulatory Compliance for FTA and FDOT Programs.
Questions
Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing via email to Shannon McPherson at HYPERLINK "mailto:smcpherson@cfrpc.org"
smcpherson@cfrpc.org  no later than 3:00 p.m., EST on May 1, 2026. Responses will be provided in writing and distributed to all firms that have requested the Proposal Package and will be posted on the CFRPC website at: HYPERLINK "https://www.cfrpc.org/doingbusiness"
https://www.cfrpc.org/doingbusiness. No questions regarding this RFP may be directed to Project Partners, the Selection Committee, CFRPC or HRTPO Board members, or CFRPC or HRTPO staff members other than the designated contact above. Violation of this prohibition may result in disqualification of the proposer for further consideration
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