Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityIssuing agency·Massachusetts·via the Massachusetts COMMBUYS open-bids boardMBTA requires a contractor qualified provider to deliver real-time visual interpretation and navigation support for blind and low-vision riders in rapid-transit environments.
Pre-Bid Conference: The pre bid conference for this will be held on 22nd Oct at 11:00 am
The contractor must provide trained live visual interpreters who use the rider's smartphone camera and audio connection to describe surroundings and provide real-time information for safe and independent transit navigation. The service must assist riders through accessible station pathways to transit points of interest, including navigating unexpected changes like construction or obstacles, and operate effectively in indoor and outdoor transit environments. The contractor must provide live-agent support in English and Spanish at a minimum, connect users to a live agent within an average of one minute, and maintain sufficient trained-agent capacity. The scope also includes configuring the station network and service boundaries with the MBTA, providing comprehensive agent training, developing an implementation plan, providing ongoing operations and support, meeting technical and accessibility requirements (including WCAG 2.1 Level AA), complying with MBTA information-security policies, providing monthly reporting and analytics, and meeting defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
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Source: COMMBUYS (Massachusetts) (bid BD-27-1206-MBTA-MBTA-134558), retrieved via the Massachusetts COMMBUYS open-bids board. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
