Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

Buyer is seeking an electronic fare solution to help manage school student passes. The solution must handle approximately 10,000 unique students from 13+ schools through Cincinnati Public Schools. Buyer needs technology that can restrict pass usage by routes, time periods, days of week, and limit to school days only. Current system uses Genfare Odyssey validating fare boxes and RFID Mifare Classic smart cards but lacks sophisticated rule capabilities.

• 4/29/2025 - Solicitation Release Date
• 5/16/2025 - Deadline to Submit Questions
• 5/21/2025 - Addendum/Response to Questions/Clarifications
• 5/30/2025 - Proposal Due Date

• Implement RFID pass system with route restrictions for student passes
• Enable time-of-day and day-of-week pass restrictions
• Integrate with existing Genfare and Masabi fare payment systems
• Provide real-time pass validation at boarding
• Create badlisting capabilities for individual passes with 24-hour updates
• Integrate with onboard CAD-AVL system for automatic route recognition
• Implement visual and/or audible pass validation indicators
• Support batch printing/encoding of individual passes
• Generate ad-hoc and periodic usage reports
• Enable school-day only usage restrictions