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Transit Operations and Management Services

This bid is for transit operations and management services for Hot Springs Intracity Transit in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Due
November 23, 2026
15 days left
Location
Hot Springs, AR
Arkansas
Posted on
Ionwave
Notice ID
HS-26-067

Please quote transit operations and management services for Hot Springs Intracity Transit in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

  • Staffing: Provide an on-site Resident Advisor experienced in managing a similarly sized urban bus system, with technical support from corporate staff.
  • Services: Manage fixed-route buses and paratransit services under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including dispatch, scheduling, route planning, supervision, training, budgeting, fare collection controls, customer service, safety planning, and reporting.
  • Maintenance: Oversee daily vehicle inspections, cleaning, and fueling, and coordinate preventive maintenance.
  • Owner provides: Existing transit personnel and assets, fuel, oil, parts, and maintenance labor are owner-provided.
  • Term: January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031, with annual renewals.
  • Transition: Identify any transition support needed before January 1.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 23, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 23, 2026

  • HS-26-067 Intracity Transit Operations and Management Services - TC (FTA).pdf PDF · 1 page
  • Acknowledgment - Fillable.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • Terms and Conditions - RFP.pdf PDF · 4 pages
  • HSIT Org Chart 2026.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • 2026 Budget Book Transit.pdf PDF · 6 pages
  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Contract Clauses.pdf PDF · 17 pages
  • Debarment and Suspension Certification.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • Lobbying Certification.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • HS-26-067 Intracity Transit Operations and Management Services - TC (FTA).pdf PDF · 1 page
  • Acknowledgment - Fillable.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • Terms and Conditions - RFP.pdf PDF · 4 pages
  • HSIT Org Chart 2026.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • 2026 Budget Book Transit.pdf PDF · 6 pages
  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Contract Clauses.pdf PDF · 17 pages
  • Debarment and Suspension Certification.pdf PDF · 1 page
  • Lobbying Certification.pdf PDF · 1 page

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What they need

  • StaffingProvide an on-site Resident Advisor experienced in managing a similarly sized urban bus system, supported by corporate technical staff. Existing transit personnel and assets are owner-provided.
  • ScopeManage fixed-route and ADA paratransit services, including dispatch, scheduling, route planning, employee supervision and training, budgeting, farebox controls, customer service, safety planning, and transit reporting.
  • Maintenance oversightAdminister daily vehicle inspections and supervise cleaning and fueling; coordinate preventive maintenance. Fuel, oil, parts, and maintenance labor are owner-provided.
  • Service periodJanuary 1, 2027–December 31, 2031, with annual renewals. Identify any transition support needed before January 1.
  • PricingQuote an all-inclusive fixed monthly management fee for each year, with and without 120 annual hours of additional non-resident advisory and technical assistance, excluding travel time. List transition and startup costs separately.

What you have to submit

Pulled from the 16 solicitation documents (64 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.

1How and where to submit

  • Paper proposals go to Purchasing Division, City of Hot Springs, 324 Malvern Avenue, 2nd Floor, Room 206, in a sealed envelope labeled with the proposal title and company name.Source: Terms and Conditions - RFP.pdf, page 1
  • Paper submission needs ONE original sealed proposal and ONE PDF copy on a flash drive or CD. The PDF will not be accepted by email.Source: Terms and Conditions - RFP.pdf, page 1

2Deadline

3Forms to fill out

Past history: who won Maintenance & Repair work in Arkansas

Recent federal contract awards (federal buyers) in the same industry in Arkansas, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.

Typical award: $23K to $60Kmiddle half of 15 recent awards · median $32K
Who wonAmountBuyerDate
Life Technologies CorporationPreventative maintenance and repair services on life technologies genexus next-generation sequencers $65,543Department of Veterans AffairsOct 2026
Trillamed LLCTemperature and humidity monitoring - EO 14398 $54,982Department of Veterans AffairsSep 2026
Stribling Equipment, LLCAr-wapanocca nwr-rental repair $15,719U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSep 2026
Nexus Group, LLC"EO 14398" post-warranty preventive maintenance and repair services on a perkin elmer hyphenated thermogravime… $41,040Food and Drug AdministrationSep 2026
Steelcobelimed INC.Belimed disinfector and washers service - ordering period 2 - EO 14398 $26,906Department of Veterans AffairsSep 2026
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLCService/maintenance agreement for TWO zeiss merlin field emission GUN scanning electron microscope (feg sem) a… $108,432Food and Drug AdministrationSep 2026
Axion Biosystems, INC.EO14398 preventive maintenance-repair service for axion biosystems maestro PRO instrument system, s/n: 11-00.0… $22,598Food and Drug AdministrationSep 2026
Biomerieux INCPreventative maintenance-vitek systems $271,002Food and Drug AdministrationSep 2026

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