REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
October 26, 2026
To: All Interested Vendors
Re: Advanced Traffic Management Systems
This is a Request for Information. The State of Minnesota’s Department of Transportation (MnDOT) requests information regarding Traffic Signal Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMSs). The State of Minnesota invites all interested parties to submit a written response to this Request for Information (RFI).
This RFI is being released strictly for the purpose of receiving feedback on the State’s current specifications and price schedule for a future solicitation for an ATMS. NOTE: Do NOT provide any cost information with your response. The State is only seeking feedback on the price schedule’s structure at this time. This information may be used to assist in drafting a future Request for Proposal. Participation may include an opportunity to provide written feedback for the specifications. This RFI should not be construed as an intent, commitment, or promise to acquire services, supplies, or solutions offered. No contract will result from any response to this RFI.
Your insights are valuable in shaping the requirements for a new ATMS. MnDOT is requesting feedback on the following documents:
1\. Specifications Matrix v1.8a
2\. Price Schedule v1.4
If you have not received copies of the documents listed above, email the contact listed below to request copies as soon as possible.
Information submitted in response to this RFI will become property of the State of Minnesota. The State of Minnesota will not pay for any information herein requested, nor is it liable for any cost incurred by the vendor in preparing a response to this RFI.
RFI responses must be received on or before 3:00 PM CT November 9, 2026, at the following address:
Agency Contact: Lana DuPaul
E-Mail Address: lana.dupaul@state.mn.us
E-mailed responses are preferred and should include “ATMS RFI” in the subject line. Questions may be directed to the contact listed above. We appreciate your response to this request.
Instructions for vendor comments on each document are listed below. Reach out to the contact listed above to request copies of the actual documents. Please respond on this form.
Specifications Matrix v1.8:
1\. Provide feedback on specifications that are too vague.
2\. Provide feedback on any specifications that are not realistic and/or cannot be met at all. Note the “Required” and “Desired” indicators for each specification in Column H.
3\. The State intends that the specifications can be met by multiple vendors. Are there any specifications that appear to be vendor specific?
4\. Do you have any patents for your ATMS that apply to any specifications?
5\. Provide feedback on the specifications in these sections in particular:
• Is specification 4.3.2 feasible?
• Is more detail needed in specification 5.1.9?
• Is specification 6.1.1 detailed enough? What additional details are needed?
• Is specification 11.1.1 worded acceptably?
• Are screen size requirements needed for specification 11.1.5?
• Please provide feedback on specifications in section 11.6 in general.
o Are specification numbers 11.6.3 and 11.6.4 realistic? How can we make these testable?
• Please provide feedback on specifications in section 12 in general.
• Please provide feedback on specifications in section 13.6 in general.
• Please provide feedback on specifications in section 13.7 in general.
Price Schedule v1.4 (Do NOT provide any cost information with your response):
1\. Does the price proposal form provide you the ability to quote a full, functional ATMS?
2\. What additional details are needed on the price proposal form?
3\. Could the price proposal form be structured in a better way?
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If the Event ID/Reference Number shows “Unknown”, then the full description can be found for this event in the State of Minnesota list of solicitations (select the appropriate page): [Goods and Services Solicitation Postings](https://osp.admin.mn.gov/GS-auto) or [Professional and Technical Solicitation Postings](https://osp.admin.mn.gov/PT-auto). You may locate it using the Ref. # that appears above.
