Ventura County Transportation Commission Regional Intercity Fixed Route Transportation Services RFP No. 2627-001-FR The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) is soliciting responses to a Request for Proposals (RFP) dated October 9, 2026, from qualified transportation contractors willing to operate regional intercity fixed route transit services originating and terminating within Ventura County, California, designated portions of southern Santa Barbara County and the Woodland Hills area of west Los Angeles County. Service is currently projected to begin on May 4, 2027. Services to be provided under this RFP are fixed route, intercity transit and vehicle maintenance services that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Copies of the RFP may be obtained beginning Friday, October 9, 2026, after 1:00 p.m., local time. from the VCTC website, http://www.goventura.org?q=about-vctc/working-with-vctc.

A pre-proposal conference will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. local time, in the conference room of VCTC offices, 751 E. Daily Drive, Suite 420, Camarillo, CA, 93010. Attendance is not mandatory; however, VCTC anticipates that discussion at this conference will be an important part of the overall procurement process. Interested parties are asked to e-mail questions regarding the procurement process at least 48 hours prior to the pre-proposal meeting to Mike Houser, Planning Manager, [email protected]. Responses to questions submitted will be distributed verbally or in written form to all attendees. Responses to proposal questions submitted during pre-proposal meeting that cannot be answered at the meeting will be distributed electronically to all attendees within 48 hours of the conclusion of the pre-proposal meeting. Questions submitted after the conclusion of the pre-proposal meeting should conform to the requirements of the RFP. All RFP related questions must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to ensure adequate time to respond. Questions submitted after this deadline will not be answered.

The deadline for proposal submission is 1:00 p.m., local time, on Friday, December 4, 2026. Proposals not delivered by the deadline and in accordance with the instructions in the RFP will be deemed “non-responsive” and will not be opened or considered.