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RFP 21-015 - Guaranteed Ride Home Operations Program

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, in conjunction with the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, is soliciting proposals for a qualified contractor to to verify and authorize GRH Ride Home program use and ride requests and to provide timely, reliable transportation arrangements services with the appropriate taxicab and car rental GRH service providers. The successful contractor will be required to authorize and arrange appropriate transportation services to eligible commuters who carpool, vanpool, ride transit or commuter rail, bicycle or walk to work in the event of an emergency, unscheduled overtime, or other eligible events.

A pre-proposal teleconference will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2021, at 10:00 AM EDT. Instructions to attend the teleconference are contained in the specification.

Addendum 1 Posted 4/12/2021

Proposals are due by 2:00 PM EDT on April 22, 2021.

Contact Information:

All questions regarding this proposal should be directed via email to purchasing@mwcog.org.

Dates:

3/30/2021 - 4/22/2021

Awarded Company

Diamond Transportation Services, Inc.

Files:

RFP 21-015 - Specification

RFP 21-015 - Writable Attachment E

RFP 21-015 - Addendum 1