Intelligent Transportation System

Implementing a new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) that incorporates key functions such as Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL). This system will improve real-time operational management, deliver more accurate and accessible rider information, and strengthen integration across system components. By enhancing both real-time and post-event data availability, CAT aims to improve service efficiency, support more informed decision-making, and elevate the overall rider experience. Through the deployment of intuitive, up-to-date technologies, CAT seeks to continue
attracting riders, support regional mobility, and provide a more seamless, dependable transit experience.
- Requirements:
• The system shall allow multiple users to access or edit data simultaneously.
• The successful offeror shall provide a fully hosted, cloud-based, web-accessible solution.
• The system shall be accessible through standard web browsers.
• The successful offeror shall store data collected throughout the term of the contract and provide CAT with access to such data as needed.
• The system shall support secure data storage and data sharing with other systems, as applicable.
• The system shall support integration with other systems through an Application Programming Interface (API) or other appropriate integration methods.
• Reports and data shall be exportable and compatible with Microsoft Office programs.
• The successful offeror shall be responsible for assisting CAT with maintaining and upgrading hardware necessary for the system to function properly.
- COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) / AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION (AVL)
• The on-board systems shall be capable of storing a minimum of 3 days’ worth of data should CAT experience connectivity issues and/or the systems should provide a method of notification that data has not been received from certain systems before the on-board system would result in data loss.
• The system shall provide standard and customizable reports that support CAT’s monthly and annual National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements, other applicable federal, state, and local reporting requirements, and generally accepted public transportation industry performance measures.
• Reports shall include, at a minimum, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle revenue hours, total vehicle miles, total vehicle hours, unlinked passenger trips when passenger-counting data are available, missed or incomplete trips, on-time performance, service reliability, and other operational data required by CAT.
• The successful offeror shall identify the source, definition, and calculation methodology for each reported measure. The system shall allow CAT to review, validate, correct, and export the underlying data.
• All reports and supporting data shall be exportable in commonly used formats, including Microsoft Excel and comma-separated values (CSV), without requiring additional vendor assistance or fees.
• CAT shall retain responsibility for reviewing and approving all information submitted to the NTD or another regulatory entity.
• The system shall give CAT the ability to both import and export General Transit Feed Specifications Real Time (GTFS-RT) data.
• The Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) shall be a minimum of 7-inch screen measured diagonally.