Alameda County Shuttle Bus Services

Alameda County is seeking a contractor to provide and operate five weekday shuttle bus routes, including buses, drivers, maintenance, GPS tracking, reporting, and special-event service, under a three-year contract with two renewal years.

County of Alameda > General Services Agency > Procurement


General
Open
Oct 12, 2026 02:00 PM
Sep 01, 2026 01:00 PM
3 years base + 1 × 2 years option
Small Business
Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)
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Original Solicitation Links
Contact
yulia.margolin@acgov.org
+15102089615
1401 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, USA
Submission Instructions
Online
Exhibit A - Bid Response Packet, County-provided Excel Bid Form, PDF proposal response
Description

Alameda County's General Services Agency is soliciting a contractor to provide complete shuttle bus operations for five established routes serving County facilities and regional transit hubs in San Leandro, Oakland, and Hayward. The scope includes furnishing or leasing buses, drivers, fueling, cleaning, maintenance, permitting, ADA and regulatory compliance, route operations, special-event service, backup vehicles, and service continuity. Buses must be model year 2016 or newer, carry at least 20 passengers and two bicycles, and include required safety, communications, GPS tracking, and ridership-counting capabilities. The contractor must maintain high operational performance, including 99% vehicle availability and GPS uptime, 98% on-time performance, 100% scheduled-trip completion, rapid deployment of replacement vehicles, daily inspections, preventive maintenance, incident reporting, and monthly activity and maintenance reports. The response must include the County's Bid Response Packet and Excel Bid Form, a description of proposed services addressing the specified operational, maintenance, and reporting requirements, key personnel information, three comparable references, required certifications and declarations, and any applicable SLEB participation information. Responses must be submitted electronically through the County procurement portal; email, fax, and hard-copy responses will not be accepted.

Classification Codes
NAICS485113Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems
PSCV212Motor Passenger Services
Smart Codes
shuttle bus servicespassenger transportationfleet maintenance services
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Sep 1, 2026-Project Release Date
Sep 9, 2026-Networking/Bidders Conference (optional)
Microsoft Teams meeting for RFQ 902750 Shuttle Bus Services; Meeting ID: 239 528 674 286 129; Passcode: FJ2mH2JZ; phone conference ID: 361 403 407#.
Sep 10, 2026-Questions Due
Sep 11, 2026-List of Attendees
Sep 28, 2026-Questions and Answers Issued
Sep 28, 2026-Addendum Issued, if necessary
Oct 12, 2026-Proposal Submission Deadline
Oct 12, 2026-Online Public Bid Opening (optional)
Microsoft Teams meeting for the public bid opening; Meeting ID: 243 268 345 897 842; Passcode: Ji28pR2E; phone conference ID: 329 620 205#.
Dec 18, 2026-Evaluation Period Ends
Dec 21, 2026-Notice of Intent to Award
Feb 9, 2027-Board Consideration Award Date
Apr 1, 2027-Contract Start Date
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $3,000,000.00
  • Commercial or Business Automobile Liability — $3,000,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employers Liability — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 5 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
No
Location
Local Preference:Local Preference
Documents
TitleDate Posted
!902750 RFQ Shuttle Bus ServicesAug 28, 2026 03:39 PM
902750 RFQ Shuttle Bus Svcs Bid FormAug 28, 2026 03:38 PM
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