SW-117772 - USA (Maryland) - Cloud-Based Transportation Routing System - Deadline September 16,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide cloud–based transportation routing system. – Provide a comprehensive transportation routing system solution and all associated services.– Solution will serve as the primary system of record for student transportation routing across the district and will replace the routing platform currently in use by the division of transportation services.– Improve the accuracy and timeliness of routing, scheduling, and reporting through automation, geographic information system (GIS) integration, and direct interfaces to district systems.– Solution uses artificial intelligence (AI), the offeror shall disclose that use and shall describe the data on which the AI is trained and the data the AI collects, the accuracy of the AI system.– Acquire a modern, configurable routing platform that supports general education, special education, vocational, magnet, out–of–district, and mainstreamed student transportation.– Provide reliable hosting, strong data security and privacy protections, and clear service–level commitments.– Extend timely transportation information to parents, guardians, and school–based staff through secure portals and a parent application.– Support routing of mainstreamed students across multiple schools on the same day in a defined sequence, school pairing, and ride–throughs.– Provide an interactive, map–based routing environment that supports concurrent editing, automated optimization, and manual control.– Provide point–and–click rerouting, street–network distance measurement, editable turn–by–turn directions, and per–route adjustment of speeds, stop times, and load times without affecting other routes.– Solution shall provide comprehensive, self–service reporting and data capabilities.– Provide a dispatch capability that allows dispatchers to adjust routes for different operational scenarios, and a messaging capability that allows depots to receive updates and route changes.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than August 19, 2026.