U T A NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT this is not a competitive bid/proposal

Description: The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Procurement Policy provides that sole source procurements may be used only when the Award of a Contract is infeasible under other source selection methods, and at least one of the following circumstances applies: (a) The required goods or services are of a specialized nature requiring expertise that is only available from a single source; (b) The public exigency or emergency for the required goods or services will not permit a delay resulting from competitive solicitations; (c) After solicitations of a number of sources, competition is determined inadequate. The UTA Purchasing Department has received a request to make the following sole source procurement: Product and/or Service to be purchased: Trapeze Contract Duration: Five years Proposed Sole Source Supplier: Trapeze Group Estimated Total: $2,772,016.00 Sole Source Justification: Trapeze Group has been identified as a "Sole Source vendor" for the following reasons: The system's advanced capabilities include scheduling algorithms, demand forecasting, cost modeling, customer registration, trip booking, real-time scheduling, and dispatching. These functions are tightly integrated into UTA's operational workflows and are supported by trained internal staff with specialized knowledge of the platform. Replacement of the Trapeze system would require a complete overhaul of UTA's transit technology ecosystem. Notice Start Date: November 6, 2026 1:00 PM MST Notice End Date: November 13, 2026 5:00 PM MST Due Date for Comments: November 13, 2026 11:30 AM MST Earliest Date for Purchase: November 14, 2020 9:00 AM MST Action to be Taken: No action is required if you agree this proposed purchase is a valid sole source. If for any reason you do not agree with the proposed sole source procurement, you wish to comment, or object, please email your comments noting so to Pat Postell, UTA Contract and Grants Administrator, at rwilson@rideuta.com prior to the "Due Date for Comments" indicated above. Please do not submit questions, bids, no-bids, or proposals in response this notice. This is a request for information only. Bid Contact: Rick Wilson rwilson@rideuta.com Bid Comments: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID OR PROPOSAL - THIS IS A PUBLIC POSTING FOR A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ONLY. A copy of information related to this sole source procurement will be made available for public inspection, upon request, at the main office of UTA. UTAHTRANSIT AUTHORITY 669 WEST 200 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101 TEL. 801.262.5626