REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR OPERATION OF
GOBUS: OHIO RURAL INTERCITY BUS SERVICE
Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP), is seeking proposals for an operator for the GoBus Ohio Rural Intercity Bus Service between: Athens and Columbus, OH; Athens and Cincinnati, OH; Athens and Marietta, OH; Athens and Cleveland, OH; Columbus and Wooster, OH; and Columbus and Van Wert, OH. For a RFP Application, as well as instructions on the submission process, visit our website www.ridegobus.com/rfp, or contact Claudia Bashaw at 740-767-4500 or [email protected]. Vendors interested in submitting a proposal for the GoBus RFP should go to the GoBus website’s RFP page, ridegobus.com/rfp, and fill out the Intent to Submit Form. Interested vendors must fill out this form by July 1, 2024 in order to establish a file submission portal ahead of the proposal submission deadline. Once a vendor fills out the Intent to Submit Form, the GoBus Coordinator will be in touch via email with a link to a unique & secure submission folder that is password protected. Please note that establishing a file submission portal via the form does not obligate a vendor to submit a proposal.
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held virtually on May 17, 2024 at 11:00AM EST. The deadline for receipt of proposals is July 12, 2024 at 3:00PM EST. Proposals should be submitted by this deadline per the instructions listed on our website’s RFP page. More details about the RFP, including the two (2)-part Application Packet can be found at www.ridegobus.com/rfp