Light Rail and Streetcar Operations

Valley Metro Rail, Inc. is seeking a contractor to provide mobilization, operations, and support personnel for light rail and streetcar operations in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with an anticipated April 1, 2027 mobilization date and July 1, 2027 go-live date.

Valley Metro Rail, Inc.


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2025-RFP-061
Sep 25, 2026 03:00 PM
Jul 22, 2026 10:35 AM
3 months base + options: 5 years, 2 years, 3 years
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Submission Instructions
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Proposal Document, Price Schedule, Offer Form, Responsibility Questionnaire, Non-Collusion Affidavit, List of Proposed Subcontractors - NFT, DBE-N Outreach Forms, DBE-N Annual SBPP, FTA Clauses
Description

Valley Metro Rail, Inc. is soliciting sealed proposals for mobilization, operations, and support personnel for its light rail and streetcar systems. The scope includes continuous daily service delivery, operations control center management, service recovery, special-event operations, staffing, recruitment, training, safety and regulatory compliance, reporting, performance management, and coordination with Valley Metro, maintenance contractors, public safety agencies, and other corridor stakeholders. The contractor must provide qualified operators, supervisors, managers, administrative personnel, and, depending on the selected pricing scenario, operations control center personnel, along with tablets, phones, and non-transit vehicles needed to support operations. The contract includes an optional three-month mobilization period beginning on or about April 1, 2027, a five-year initial term, and one two-year and one three-year option for a maximum term of ten years and three months. The anticipated go-live date is July 1, 2027. Proposals will be evaluated on technical approach, price, rail operations experience and past performance, staffing and labor relations, key personnel, and safety, security, and regulatory compliance. Offerors must submit pricing for scenarios with and without contractor-provided operations control center services and provide detailed technical, staffing, safety, experience, financial, and organizational information.

Classification Codes
NAICS485119Other Urban Transit Systems
PSCM1LBOPERATION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS
Smart Codes
light rail operationsstreetcar operationsoperations control center
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Jul 22, 2026-Release Project Date
Aug 11, 2026-Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory) (optional)
Meeting number: 2496 234 5974; password: yQ9ZDqupa73
Aug 18, 2026-Facility Tour (Non-Mandatory) (optional)
Sep 1, 2026-Question Submission Deadline
Sep 25, 2026-Proposal Submission Deadline
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Required
  • Automobile Liability — $5,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation
  • Employers Liability — $1,000,000.00
Scored
  • Within the last 10 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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