Next Generation Transit Service Operators - Crucial Appointment Ride Service (CARS) (Request for Qualifications)

Description: Seeking qualified transportation service providers to assist in the operation of a Next Generation Transit Service (NextGen) for the Monadnock Region with a target date to begin service by July 1, 2027. The NextGen Project seeks to establish two separate but coordinated public transit services: the Greater Keene Service (GKS) will provide weekday public transit services to the Greater Keene area (the urbanized parts of Keene, Swanzey and Marlborough) and the Crucial Appointment Ride Service (CARS) will provide transportation services as backup for existing volunteer driver programs (VDPs) across MRCC’s entire jurisdiction—a 33-town area that includes all of Cheshire County and 10 towns in western Hillsborough County (see Map 1 below). Two separate Requests for Qualification (RfQ) opportunities—one for each service--have been released by SWRPC.