B5845: Payment Accounts for Rideshare Services

• Bid Due Date and Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 4:00 P.M.
• Bid Opening Date and Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 11:00 A.M.

Description: This is an emergency procurement for payment accounts for rideshare services intended to cover the increased requirements for utilizing rideshare services in the event of a school bus driver strike and New York City Department of Education (DOE) school bus transportation becomes unavailable, during the period of September 27, 2023 through October 27,2023, with the option to renew for two (2) additional thirty (30) day periods, as necessary and in the DOE’s sole discretion. This may be made available to approximately 30,000 students and families with Individualized Education Program/IEP-mandated transportation, students in temporary housing and students in foster care. Bidders are to set up accounts with the DOE so that DOE Parents/Guardians can obtain transportation to accompany Students to school and home from their educational sites. Cars must be able to travel anywhere within NYC. Bidders must adhere to Health & Safety requirements of NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), NYC Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drivers must have current active TLC drivers’ licenses.

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