The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS),
on behalf of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, is undertaking a major
initiative, herein referred to as the Taxi of Tomorrow Project. New York
City seeks upgrades to its existing taxi fleet and is proactively exploring
vehicle possibilities that more appropriately reflect the needs of its diverse
stakeholders – passengers, drivers, owners and NYC residents. As part of
this Project, the TLC is seeking a highly qualified Original Equipment
Manufacturer (“OEM”), or a team that includes an OEM, to provide an innovative
vehicle developed or modified for use in a highly visible taxi market located
within one of the paramount marketing centers of the world.
This
Request For Proposal (RFP) seeks to bring a new taxi to the streets of New York
City. Among the qualities envisioned for the Taxi of Tomorrow
are:
• Highest safety
standards • Superior passenger
experience • Superior driver comfort and
amenities • Appropriate purchase price
and on-going maintenance and repair costs
• Sustainability (minimized environmental impact throughout the
vehicle’s life
cycle) • Minimal physical footprint (with
more useable interior room) • Universal
accessibility for all users with a goal of meeting ADA
guidelines (wheelchair
accessible) • Iconic design that will
identify the new taxi with New York
City
Proposals
are due by 2pm on May 27, 2010.
To view the press
release, please click on the link below. You can also view questions and answers
regarding this RFP by clicking on the second link.
You can also pick-up the RFP at TLC’s Lower Manhattan
office.We are located at 40 Rector Street, 5th
Floor, 10006.
To download the response worksheets in Microsoft Excel,
please click
here.
Click
here to download a list of attendees at the Taxi of Tomorrow Pre-proposal
Conference on January 14, 2010.
Click
here for the transcript of the pre-proposal conference held
on January 14, 2010.
Addendum 5 to the
RFP changes the date by which proposals must be received. It also contains
revised requirements regarding the contents of proposals. Please review it.
Addendum 4 to the RFP
gives supplementary information and expands the list of questions and answers.
It also contains revised instructions for Attachment C. Please review it.
Several dates within the RFP have changed. Please refer to Addendum #3 to the RFP for more
infomration on all date changes.
Upon review and consideration of questions regarding the RFP,
DCAS, on behalf of TLC, has released Addendum #2 to the RFP.
The first addendum to the RFP has instructions
on how to access the pre-proposal conference. This conference occured on
Janurary 14, 2010. If you want to review the first addendum, click on the
on the following link: Addendum #1 to the
RFP.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to send us an
email at RFPTOT@DCAS.NYC.GOV