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Through the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), area officials, planners, and engineers ensure a well-managed and maintained transportation system. The TPB, which is staffed by COG, conducts the federally mandated transportation planning process for the region and ensures the uninterrupted flow of federal transportation funds that area jurisdictions receive.

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RFP 24-003 - Automated License Plate Readers

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is seeking qualified vendors to provide and install replacements of aging fixed Automated License Plate Reader (“ALPR”) installations within the National Capital Region, as well as the possibility of installations at new locations within the NCR, and possibly farther in cooperation with any additional Participating Agencies. This work may include surveying and recommending new locations, at the direction of Participating Agencies.

Additionally, COG is seeking to establish the option to procure an indeterminate number of mobile, trailer-based, covert and transportable, and rapidly deployable ALPRs as needed by COG, its member jurisdictions, or other Participating Agencies.

Proposals are due October 11, 2023.

Addendum #1, answering questions submitted by the deadline, and extending the proposal deadline to October 11, 2023, was published on September 28, 2023.

Contact Information:

Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted in written form via email to purchasing@mwcog.org, as directed in the RFP.

Dates:

8/24/2023 - 10/11/2023

Awarded Company

Motorola; CelPlan; Selex

Files:

RFP 24-003 - Specification

RFP 24-003 - Addendum 1 - Q&A