Request for Proposals for Integration and Support Services for HOV Discount The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide auto occupancy detection and verification integration and support services for the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) discount system in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. NCTCOG has Carma Technology Corporation under contract to provide the HOV toll discount for vehicles traveling in the Dallas-Fort Worth TEXpress Lanes during the weekday peak periods. The GoCarma system shares vehicle occupancy data with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and LBJ/NTE Express to verify the number of occupants within the vehicle and provide the toll discount for vehicles with two or more occupants. This RFP will hire an independent firm to provide support services for this integration. Proposers may submit one in-hand hard copy or one in-hand flash drive of the proposal to Natalie Bettger, Senior Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011. Flash drives should contain one file preferably with indexed sections. Flash drives that are unreadable or contain corrupt files will be considered non-responsive. Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on Friday, September 19, 2025. Proposals received after that time will not be considered and will be returned to the proposer unopened. The in-hand submittal will count as the official submittal. In addition to the in-hand submittal, NCTCOG will be releasing this RFP through the Bidnet Direct system and will accept electronic submissions through the system. A Bidnet Direct link will be included when the RFP is published. The Bidnet Direct submittal only will not be evaluated. The Request for Proposals will be available at www.nctcog.org/rfp by the close of business on Friday, August 22, 2025. NCTCOG encourages participation by disadvantaged business enterprises and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. IPL0265315 Aug 22,29 2025