Use of Drones for Bus Tracking for NYCT & MTABC (0000490082)

The MTA’s Department of Buses (DOB) is seeking information from qualified vendors regarding the state-of-industry and / or state-of-art for a drone program to manage and oversee its bus operations more effectively. This Request for Information (RFI) is not a solicitation of proposals, which may or may not be formally solicited later. Instead, this RFI seeks to identify the most appropriate option(s) (if any) to meet the needs of the agency. Department of Buses (DOB) is open to both newly developed and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems. The objectives of this program are twofold: using low-cost, low-footprint aerial vehicles (colloquially known as “drones”) to: 1. Provide up-to-date information on the locations of vehicle assets within DOB bus depot facilities, and / or, 2. Provide up-to-date information on vehicular traffic patterns along the MTA bus service routes.