MDTA 2025-03B SBR Electronic Toll Collection Services

The services to be performed are consulting services related to Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) for the MDTA ETC Program Management Office and may be used Authority-wide. Project assignments will depend on the MDTA's workload. It is anticipated that project assignments will be funded with 100% Transportation Authority funds.

After review of the Technical Proposals, it is anticipated the MDTA will enter negotiations with (1) Consultant firm for a contract valued at **$5 million** for a six (6) year term. All work will be by task orders, which will define in detail the work scope, schedule, manpower, and cost of each task order.

The Consultants shall provide professional services for Electronic Toll Collection related projects and for Automated and Connected Vehicle projects on an on-call and on-site basis, as directed by the MDTA. The Consultant shall perform contract management and inspection services under the direction of and to the satisfaction of MDTA or its designee, in accordance with the plans and specifications for the projects.

The Consultant shall provide services related to project management of contracts for tolling systems throughout Maryland. The services will be related to existing facilities as well as any future or potential future tolling facilities. The work shall include but not be limited to project management support, inspection, business analysis, financial analysis, traffic and revenue study and analysis, policy analysis, business analytics and applications of artificial intelligence in business systems, development and deployment of payment systems and modalities, industry standardization and certification collaboration, joint technology piloting, development of public-private partnerships, design, preliminary design, planning, benchmarking, cost estimation, construction management, public meeting support services, RFP development, specifications development, schedule development and analysis, independent cost development, industry research, and any related activities and services related to toll systems and tolling.

The services provided shall be applied to tolling related work and may also include parking applications, the use of tolling technology for other transportation related services, automated vehicles, Domestic Short Range Communications (DSRC), Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communications and applications, and any other related technology that may involve toll collection, traffic information and management, or transportation safety. The work may involve full or part time on-site personnel, remote/telework, and travel.

The MDTA may request the above services concurrently or independently on multiple project assignments, as necessary.

This is a Small Business Reserve (SBR) Procurement for which award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Joint Venture (JV) proposers are permitted but must meet all SBR criteria.

**Submission:** Firms shall submit one (1) unbound original hardcopy containing signatures, four (4) bound copies, along with two (2) copies on flash drives of their signed original Technical Proposal in Adobe® portable document format (pdf). The electronic copies must be searchable and shall not be a scanned copy. Facsimile or electronic copies of Technical Proposals are not acceptable. No response received after **12:00 P.M. on December 7, 2026**, will be accepted, no matter how transmitted.

All Technical Proposals submitted shall be delivered in one (1) envelope. Proposals shall be submitted to Jacquaé Rubin, Maryland Transportation Authority, Division of Procurement, 2310 Broening Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21224.

**Evaluation:** All proposals received for this Project will be reviewed on a competitive basis. The Firms that submit the highest rated Technical Proposals will be requested to submit Price Proposals. As part of the Technical Proposal evaluation process, the MDTA will also require Oral Presentations.

**MBE/VSBE:** A participation goal of twenty-nine percent (29%) has been established for MBEs, with sub-goals of seven percent (7%) for African American-owned firms and ten percent (10%) for Women-owned firms. A participation goal of one percent (1%) has been established for VSBEs. MDOT MBE Form A and MDOT MBE Form B are **required** to be submitted with the Consultants Technical Proposal.

Contract award is subject to receipt of necessary funding and approval by the Maryland Board of Public Works.