Attachment A
CAD/AVL Questions
Part I: General Questions
1 Vendor, CAD/AVL, and Post-Deployment
1.1 Vendor and CAD/AVL
NUMBER
QUESTION
1.1.1.1.a
Describe the key distinctions of your
CAD/AVL solution that differentiates it
from the rest of the market.
1.1.1.1.b
How many public transit clients does
your company currently service?
1.1.1.1.c
How many CAD/AVL implementations
within public transit has your company
accomplished in the last 5 years?
Describe unique problems that your
company solved for your public transit
customers
1.1.1.1.d
How many CAD/AVL implementations
has your company accomplished with
a fleet of over 400 vehicles in the last
5 years?
1.1.1.1.e
How many CAD/AVL implementations
has your company accomplished with
integration with P25 voice and cellular
data technology?
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QUESTION
1.1.1.1.f
Roughly, how long have your
CAD/AVL implementations taken from
Notice to Proceed to Final
Acceptance?
a) With inclusion of
implementation of voice and
data communications
b) With the voice and data
communications structure
already in place
1.1.1.1.g
What is your experience with the
following voice Radio hardware
requirements?
1. Design the radio installation and
integration for each vehicle type;
2. Plan the installation of radios;
3. Install mobile voice radios,
interconnecting cables, power
conditioning equipment, coaxial
cable, and antennas;
4. Design and install interfaces
between the on-board CAD/AVL
system and the mobile radios and,
between the consoles and the
central CAD/AVL systems to
provide the complete functionality
required;
5. Integrate mobile voice radios with
the CAD/AVL system through the
MDT and/or VLU and provide the
services in items 1 through 4
above for the combined mobile
radio/MDT; and
6. Document as-built installations.
7. Develop the testing plan for
review and approval by the owner.
8. Conduct all required systems
testing,
9. Develop and provide training,
.
1.1.1.1.h
In what year did your company start
developing and selling CAD/AVL
solutions?
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QUESTION
1.1.1.1.i
Describe a typical service level
agreement that you would offer to
your customers.
1.1.1.1.j
Does your company support any user
groups that are relevant to public
transit?
1.1.1.1.k
Where is your company’s closest
office to Oakland Ca?
1.1.1.1.l
Describe the tenure and experience of
the senior management team
1.1.1.1.m
Does your company have a
satisfaction program? How does your
company measure customer
satisfaction?
1.1.1.1.n
Describe end-user support policies,
services and capabilities, including
availability of support staff, number of
support staff dedicated to your
application, availability of service level
reporting, and response time for high
priority issues.
1.1.1.1.o
Does your company have a support
site or portal?
1.1.1.1.p
How long has the current version of
the software been in production?
1.1.1.1.q
Discuss the future of the application in
the next 3 to 5 years, detailing
development efforts related to new
functionality and modules.
1.1.1.1.r
Provide a diagram of the relationship
between modules and the integration
points between those modules.
1.1.1.1.s
Describe how application software
updates are ‘pushed out’
1.1.1.1.t
Describe your support policy for endof-life and near end-of-life
applications
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1.2 Post-Deployment Purchase Options
NUMBER
QUESTION
1.2.1.1.a
D
Describe
options available from your
e
company
to purchase additional units
of sonboard equipment after
deployment.
1.2.1.1.b
Describe options available from your
company to purchase additional
software licenses after deployment.
1.2.1.1.c
Describe options available from your
company to purchase extended
Maintenance and Warranty
agreements.
1.2.1.1.d
Describe options available from your
company to purchase training
vouchers after System Acceptance.
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Part II: Technical Questions
.
2 Central Systems
.
2.1 Central System Options
2.1.1
Hosted Central System Option
The responder should provide a detailed description for a vendor hosted central system solution. This
shall include any assumptions and information that would allow AC Transit to make a decision on this
option.
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.1.1.1.a
D
Describe
your company’s ability to
e a central system solution.
host
s
2.1.1.1.b
Describe the District’s infrastructure
and resource requirements should the
District select the hosted Central
System option.
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QUESTION
2.1.1.1.c
Describe how the solution would differ
from the traditional CAD/AVL solution
with respect to delivery,
implementation, and warranty
2.1.1.1.d
Provide a rough implementation
timeline for the hosted solution.
2.1.2
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Redundant Central System Options
The responder should provide a detailed description of the proposed solution for a separate, physically
redundant site located at the agency’s disaster recovery site in Sacramento. This shall include any
assumptions and information that would allow AC Transit to make a decision on this option.
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.1.2.1.a
Is your company able to implement
and integrate a parallel backup central
system at a location separate from the
primary central system? The backup
central system should maintain full
operation indefinitely, with automatic
and immediate failover if the primary
central system becomes not fully
operational.
2.1.2.1.b
Can the primary system provide
redundant connections to the cellular
data WAN link, voice radio system
WAN link, and AC Transit’s WAN to
garages and user workstations?
2.1.2.1.c
Can the primary system supply
provisions to connect temporary
workstations directly to the backup
system if needed?
2.1.2.1.d
When the primary system becomes
available after an outage, can the
backup system automatically revert
operation back to the primary system?
2.1.2.1.e
Can the primary system hardware
operate at the Disaster Recovery site
in Sacramento?
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2.2 Hardware
2.2.1
General
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.2.1.1.a
Does the solution include a
‘complete’ central system, where all
needed functions are delivered in a
turnkey manner, with any equipment,
software or work needed to create a
complete system included as part of
the delivery?
2.2.1.1.b
Does delivery of the solution include
minimally, all needed computer
processing devices, keyboards and
navigation devices, and displays for
devices, workstations and servers as
well as networking and
communications equipment?
2.2.1.1.c
Does the solution have the capability
to reside on an AC Transit IT subnet,
as opposed to being a separate
“stand-alone” network?
2.2.1.1.d
Does the solution include a data
archiving and retrieval function?
2.2.1.1.e
Describe the central system’s
failover capability, including logging
and notification.
2.2.1.1.f
What reporting rates back to the
OCC for a vehicle location upon
request by the OCC is the solution
able to provide?
2.2.1.1.g
What reporting rates for any GPSequipped asset within a Controller
selected geographic region is the
solution able to provide? .
2.2.1.1.h
What superior display technologies
is the system capable of
incorporating with each workstation?
2.2.1.1.i
Does the solution allow incorporating
the functionality of both CAD/AVL
and Radio with a single keyboard
and mouse?
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QUESTION
2.2.1.1.j
Is the solution capable of detecting
faults on field equipment and raising
an alarm on the Controller and
Maintenance workstations within 60
seconds?
2.2.1.1.k
Is the solution capable of displaying
and storing all system
measurements in US Customary
units (inches, feet, yards, and
miles)?
2.2.1.1.l
Describe the GPS data elements
that the system is capable of
receiving and storing from each
vehicle.
2.2.1.1.A
Does the solution provide a
separate, totally disconnected
System Administration and test
environment with sufficient hardware
and software to comprise a smallscale representation of the
production system?
2.2.1.1.B
Does the solution provide a central
system test environment that
incorporates sufficient hardware and
software to comprise an adequate
small-scale representation of the
entire production system including
servers, workstations, databases,
storage, networking, onboard
equipment, onboard equipment
interconnections, voice
communications and data
communications including two
CAD/AVL training units simulating
bus operations and conditions?
2.2.1.1.C
Is the system capable of continuous
functionality should AC Transit
change cellular providers or
technology where cellular technology
operates at similar or higher speeds?
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2.2.2
Garage WLAN Access Points
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.2.2.1.a
Does the solution have the capability
to provide wireless Access Point (AP)
coverage at all AC Transit Bus
Depots to enable WLAN connectivity
for data exchange between the
onboard VLU and the central system
via Bulk Data Transfer?
2.2.2.1.b
Does the system allow the VLU to
authenticate automatically when the
vehicles enter inside the Wi-Fi
accessible zone without manual
intervention?
2.2.2.1.c
Describe the WLAN equipment
protocols, compliances, and
frequencies that the solution
supports.
2.2.2.1.d
Describe the functions that the
solution’s WLAN Controller supports.
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NUMBER
2.2.2.1.e
QUESTION
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Is the Contractor able to provide a
WLAN controller at all three garages
where the WLAN controller and
wireless APs shall support the
following functions?
1. The WLAN controller shall
automatically detect and configure
the wireless APs.
2. The WLAN controller shall provide
full control of the wireless APs.
3. Wireless APs shall monitor radio
frequency characteristics including
receive signal strength, noise, and
interference (from other 802.11
radios) on all channels in its
operational frequency band. The
data shall be collected and analyzed
by the WLAN controller.
4. The WLAN controller shall use the
real time radio frequency monitoring
information received from the
Wireless APs to optimize the WLAN
capacity.
5. The WLAN controller shall assign
radio channels to each Wireless AP
to avoid interference and channel
conflicts.
6. The WLAN Controller shall
dynamically control the transmit
power of each Wireless AP to
maximize WLAN coverage and
performance while minimizing
interference with neighboring
Wireless APs in the WLAN
system.
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2.3 Software
2.3.1
General
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.3.1.1.a
Does the core CAD/AVL operational
components (controller workstation,
servers, WLAN access points via
firewall, remote access servers, etc.)
have the capability to reside on
separate virtual LANs, for example, on
AC Transit’s network within an
address space and numbering
convention to be provided by the
agency?
2.3.1.1.b
Is all CAD/AVL software completely
independent of the hardware that it
resides on?
2.3.1.1.c
Describe comprehensive system
security plans that your company has
developed for your CAD/AVL
solutions, including access control
based on groups, user ability to
change passwords, encryption, server
authentication etc.
2.3.1.1.d
Does the solution provide the
capability to issue alarms at failures
such as the following?
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 A network device or
communications fault;
 A security breach;
 A device fault;
 A failed or incomplete data
transfer; and
 Server services failure
2.3.1.1.e
2.3.1.1.A
Does the system have the capability
to generate and disseminate real-time
transit traveler information to the
regional 511 system, agency-owned
infrastructure, and web/mobile
services?
Does the solution provide a separate
Real Time Passenger Information
System? If so, describe
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2.3.1.1.b
QUESTION
Describe the system’s capability to
accurately update real-time arrival
predictions and service alerts based
on:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2.3.1.1.c
2.3.1
Service adjustments
Detours
Cancelled services
Supplemental services
Drop off only
Addition of supplemental service
(trippers)
Describe the system’s capability to
report Real-time arrival predictions for
services operated under headway
management mode.
Network
NUMBER
2.3.1.1.a
2.3.2
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QUESTION
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Is the proposed system an end-to-end
IP based solution?
Database
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.3.2.1.a
Does the solution operate on a
Microsoft SQL server relational
database management platform?
2.3.2.1.b
Describe the solution’s archiving,
backup, and recovery solution,
including the equipment and systems
necessary to implement the solution.
2.3.2.1.c
Describe the solution’s Long Term
database and how frequently it is
populated from the active database,
and data retention periods.
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2.4 System
2.4.1
General
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.1.1.a
Describe the solution’s CAD/AVL
system functionality, and how it has
been previously proven in transit
operations.
2.4.1.1.b
Describe how the System integrates
with the voice and data
communications system.
2.4.1.1.c
Does the system detect failures and
restart processes automatically?
2.4.1.1.d
Does the system check for service
failures and relay the status on the
CAD/AVL display?
2.4.1.1.e
Does the system allow Controllers to
seamlessly switch the handset
between the voice radio and
telephone headset?
2.4.1.1.f
Does the system provide
representation and management of
fixed route service by the following?
1. Run: This refers to the complete
piece of work for an operator (duties)
that may include vehicle changes
during the course of the day.
2. Block: This refers to the complete
piece of work for the vehicle or driver,
which may include multiple
routes/interlined trips, and operators.
3. Route: This refers to the overall
route identifier, under which there
would be a series of patterns.
4. Trip: This refers to a specific one‐
way trip for the vehicle related to
start/end times and points.
5. Timepoints/Stops: Timepoint refers
to a point along a route where trips
are assigned arrival or departure
times. A stop is defined as an
established location where public
transport customers may board or
alight from a transit vehicle in revenue
service
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QUESTION
2.4.1.1.g
Does the system allow individual
Controllers to:
1. Logon with appropriate password;
2. Logoff; and
3. Enter standby or “break” mode that
will automatically transfer work
assignments to another controller
without requiring Controllers to logoff
the system?
2.4.1.1.h
Does the system save all user
preferences by user logon so that
users may access their saved
preferences from any CAD
workstation?
2.4.1.1.i
Does the system provide on‐line
manuals and help functions?
2.4.1.1.j
Does the system have the capability
to notify AC Transit automatically by
email and/or CAD/AVL text messaging
of significant service disruptions, such
as unusual delays, incidents, detours,
or missed trips? .
2.4.1.1.k
Does the system allow Controllers
access to non-CAD/AVL applications
and resources from the same
workstation (email, PDFs)?
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QUESTION
2.4.1.1.l
Does the system provide the following
basic views, which can be sorted by
all available fields, in addition to the
message queues?
1. Map displays (allowing for multiple
map windows and zoom settings);
2. Route displays indicating vehicles
relative to stops along a route;
3. Vehicle lists of all vehicles active in
the system;
4. Operator lists of all operators
logged into the system;
5. Trip lists of all trips currently active
in the system;
6. Incident or event lists (for work
assigned to controller or vehicle‐
specific) which shows all actions
conducted through the CAD/AVL;
7. Summaries of pull‐out/pull‐in status
by first/last timepoint, location, block,
and depot in separate summaries;
8. Linear headway display (“Bus
Spacing” display); and
9. Operator First Name, Last Name,
and employee ID.
2.4.1.1.m
Does the system provide interlining
information to identify impacts of late
pullouts, detours and/or bus‐bridge
assignments and notify Controllers of
these impacts?
2.4.1.1.n
Does the system provide
customizable route attributes, (e.g.,
high frequency, interlining routes, etc.)
allowing for route prioritization in
different classifications?
2.4.1.1.o
Does the system support the ability to
allow Controllers to issue special
instructions to operators/vehicles in ad
hoc or predefined geographic areas?
2.4.1.1.p
Is the system capable of operating on
a 36-hour clock?
2.4.1.1.q
Does the system identify vehicles at
normal layovers? When an operator
indicates vehicle is in layover status?
2.4.1.1.r
Does the system provide real‐time
notification to Controllers of significant
traffic delays and road closures?
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2.4.1.1.s
QUESTION
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Does the system have provisions for
planned special events such as the
following?
1. Predefined special routes
2. Predefined detours
3. Predefined text messages to
operator for the event vehicles.
2.4.1.1.t
2.4.2
Does the system allow geographic
distribution of functions among
Controller positions? For example,
one Controller might focus on
maintenance and incidents; another
would focus on service management
and performance.
Vehicle Tracking
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.2.1.a
Describe the accuracy level of the
performance and output of the
CAD/AVL data and mapping software
when reconciling to stop and street
locations.
2.4.2.1.b
What is the base frequency for
updates of the location of each vehicle
on the data network?
2.4.2.1.c
Does the system have the capability
to accept location data from sources
without MDTs, such as nonrevenue
vehicles and portable radios, and
display all resources as distinct layers
and icons on the CAD/AVL maps?
2.4.2.1.d
Does the system allow user(s) to
manually relocate stale and/or noncommunicating coaches to an AC
Transit defined location (e.g. vehicles
towed to garages)?
2.4.2.1.e
Is the system able to perform queries
at regular intervals to determine the
location and number of buses that
have not moved but should be moving
(e.g. “Stuck”) within specific,
configurable time periods? Does the
system show all stuck vehicles
simultaneously on the AVL map?
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2.4.3
Communication
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.3.1.a
Describe the communication solutions
that the system has successfully
interfaced with. Include hardware and
console interfaces.
2.4.3.1.b
Describe how the System sets the
priority of incoming calls.
2.4.3.1.c
Does the system support of RTT,
PRTT, and EA methods of voice radio
communications?
2.4.3.1.d
Does the system provide a summary
table or display that demonstrates the
level of communications “reliability”
with vehicles currently in operation?
2.4.3.1.e
Does the system provide Controllers
with the ability to temporarily suspend
vehicle late threshold and late‐pull out
threshold status messages from
appearing in the status message
queue?
2.4.3.1.f
Does the system allow the potential to
integrate with the AC Transit phone
system that will allow Controllers to
use a single headset to switch
between the phone and voice
communications systems?
2.4.3.1.A
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How are calls initiated from portable
radios to OCC identified?
2.4.3.1.b
Does the system allow integrated
CAD/AVL-Voice Radio private call
capability to any vehicle?
2.4.3.1.c
Does the system allow 2-way
communications to a subset of
vehicles?
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QUESTION
2.4.3.1.d
Are Controllers able to conduct the
following type of voice calls?
1. One‐way group calls between the
Controller and multiple vehicles
defined by:
a. Individual and/or multiple route(s)
(including all vehicles currently
interlining on that route)
b. Specifically identified vehicles
c. Rubber band or map selection of all
vehicles within a selected area in the
map
d. Predefined graphical areas
e. By all buses from a specific
Division/depot
f. By all buses in the fleet
g. Conference calls between OCC,
buses, and support vehicles.
2. PA announcements on‐board a
specific vehicle or group of vehicles as
defined in (1) above.
3. Calls to a predefined talkgroup
2.4.3.1.e
Does the system provide a translation
of bus number to radio ID number to
initiate a private call from the
Controller to the vehicle simply by
entering the vehicle number?
2.4.3.1.f
Does the system receive radio
location coordinates of non-revenue
vehicles on a regular basis?
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2.4.4
Text Messaging
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.4.1.a
Does the system provide two (2) ‐way
text messaging between transit
vehicles and Controllers with the
following capacity?
1. Selecting a message from the
queue;
2. Selecting vehicle(s) from a list;
3. Selecting route(s), (including the
option for all current and future
vehicles interlining on that route) from
a list;
4. Entering an operator ID, VID or
group ID, Division ID;
5. Entering a route ID or block ID;
6. Rubber band or map selection of all
vehicles within a selected area in the
map;
7. Predefined graphical areas
8. Fleet wide
9. Pre-defined or ‘canned’
10. Freeform
2.4.4.1.b
What are the limits on the number of
canned messages supported per
device type?
2.4.4.1.c
Describe how canned text messages
are added, changed or deleted.
Describe the user level (System
Admin?) required to add, change, or
delete canned messages.
2.4.4.1.d
Does the system allow the Controller
to schedule text messages to be sent
at logon or at some future time, to
notify operators of route changes,
detours, or special announcements?
2.4.4.1.e
Does the system allow Controllers to
send free form and canned text
messages to the ASA readerboards?
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2.4.5
Emergency Alarm
NUMBER
2.4.5.1.a
QUESTION
Describe how the System supports
the Emergency Alarm (covert)
function.
2.4.5.1.A
Does The Controller have the option
at any time to end the covert
microphone monitoring or the overall
covert alarm event?
2.4.5.1.B
Does the system alert all Controllers
and all Road Supervisors of an EA
event?
2.4.6
Other Alarms
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.6.1.a
Is the system capable of indicating
schedule adherence for all in‐service
fixed route vehicles?
2.4.6.1.b
Does the software allow the system to
receive detour and alternate route
information that prevents the off‐route
notification when a bus is on detour or
alternate route?
2.4.6.1.c
Does the system support reporting to
downstream systems (e.g., Real‐time
public information) the current vehicle
path (e.g. Scheduled, Scheduled
Detour, Unscheduled, etc.)?
2.4.6.1.d
Does the software generate
automated messages for vehicles that
have not performed a wheel chair lift
test prior to pull out, or if a coach has
crossed a geographic threshold?
2.4.7
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Map Displays
NUMBER
2.4.7.1.a
QUESTION
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Does the software support GIS data
from Tom Tom, as provided by AC
Transit for the map display with
utilities to enable future GIS data
updates?
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QUESTION
2.4.7.1.b
Describe the configurable display
Icons used to describe the status of a
vehicle and mobile and portable
devices on the map
2.4.7.1.c
Is the map display capable of
displaying a variety of geographic
features with names? Is it possible for
Controllers to independently set
features to be visible or hidden by
map layers without limitations on the
numbers of layers? Can the map
display, at a minimum, display these
features?
1. Freeways and highways (with
appropriate shields and alternate
names)
2. Major and minor streets (with
appropriate names)
3. Rail track
4. Transit centers
5. Transfer points
6. Bus stops and stations
7. Landmarks
8. Rivers, lakes, and other major
bodies of water
9. Parks
10. City, county, and police
boundaries/ jurisdictions.
11. Agency maintenance yards
12. Airports, hospitals, police stations,
fire stations, and schools
13. Any landmark designated by AC
Transit or created by Controllers
2.4.7.1.d
Is the system capable of tracking the
last known location and direction of
powered down GPS enabled devices?
2.4.7.1.e
Are Controllers able to create, delete
and change map views specific to
their log‐on profile?
2.4.7.1.f
Does the system include a function
that provides identification of support
vehicles and GPS enabled Security
mobile and portable radios closest to
an individual vehicle selected by the
Controller?
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2.4.7.1.g
2.4.8
QUESTION
Does the system allow selection of
any time period for replay of historical
data?
Performance Summaries
NUMBER
QUESTIONS
2.4.8.1.a
Describe the various Performance
summary displays that the software
provides
2.4.8.1.b
Does the software screens provide
access to a route display showing the
locations of all vehicles in service
along a specified route, along with
supporting information such as:
1. Headways
2. Gapping
3. Schedule status
4. Scheduled departure
5. Current route
6. Next route
7. Controller action (added trip, etc.)?
2.4.8.1.c
Does the Performance summary
displays allow for “drill‐down” selection
by Controllers where a Controller can
select a route of interest and bring up
the associated route display with
further drill downs for block and
vehicle information?
2.4.9
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Resource Status Displays
NUMBER
2.4.9.1.a
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Describe the various Resource Status
displays that the software provides.
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QUESTION
2.4.9.1.b
Does the software provide a resource
status summary display which allows
a window view of the following?
1. Current support vehicle status
(busy, available, assigned minor
mechanical repairs, incident numbers
being dealt with, etc.) as indicated
through the Remote Desktop
Application.
2. Current field support personnel
status notes as entered by OCC
based on voice communications.
3. Information that can be populated
into an incident such as employee
name, badge number, vehicle
number, unit ID, location, etc.
2.4.9.1.c
Are Controllers able to locate the
following information from the
resource status display?
1. Location of support resource on the
AVL map.
2. Copies of active and current day
incident forms dealt with by that
support resource on the RDA?
2.4.9.1.d
Are Controllers and RDA users able to
set status of RDA users (e.g.
available, on break/ lunch,
unavailable, etc.) and assignment
information such as current
assignment, finished assignments,
time assigned and who made the
assignment, etc.?
RESPONSE
2.4.10 Incident Management
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.10.1.a
Describe basic functionality that the
system’s Incident Management offers
2.4.10.1.b
How are incidents tagged and
identified?
2.4.10.1.c
Does the system document
events/incidents with automated tags
for specific types of information, based
on incident requirements?
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2.4.10.1.d
Does the system support an
integrated incident/event forms
functionality which operates in
conjunction with the other CAD/AVL
functions and displays?
2.4.10.1.e
Is the system able to distinguish
service adjustments separate from
other incidents and events?
2.4.10.1.f
Does the system support the ability to
tag an incident record with an index or
link to specific CCTV
frame(s)/snippets in the future?
2.4.10.1.g
Does the user interface support
“speed keys” and “auto fill” for incident
reports and message queue fields?
2.4.10.1.h
Does the system include functionality
to reopen incidents/events to add
additional information regarding an
incident or event with logging of
changes?
2.4.10.1.i
Does the system support routing of
messages and incidents between
Controllers based on work
assignments, previous dealings with
the vehicle/incident, and ability to
pass information between
subsystems?
2.4.10.1.j
Does the system allow the
transference of Maintenance related
operational data collected from
CAD/AVL to the Maintenance Division
(online/remotely) to allow for
diagnosis?
2.4.10.1.k
Does the system support the ability to
transfer forms between Controllers
and Road Supervisors who are using
RDA?
2.4.10.1.l
Does the system allow Maintenance
related operational data collected from
the CAD/AVL to be made available to
the Maintenance divisions
(online/remotely) to allow diagnosis?
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2.4.11 Transfer Protection
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.11.1.a
Does the software provide for pre‐
planned, protected transfers obtained
from the District’s scheduling system
data and imported to CAD/AVL?
2.4.11.1.b
Does the software include service
management tools that alert
Controllers when a critical transfer or
“meet” is not going to happen and a
decision is needed?
2.4.11.1.c
Are Controllers able to identify and
initiate an ad hoc or parameter based
protected transfer through the use of a
dialogue box with the appropriate
parameters to be filled out by the
Controller?
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2.4.12 Configuration
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.12.1.a
Does the system allow the distribution
of work among Controllers by
configurable groups of routes, service
types, geographic area, operational
function, VID, blocks, routes or trips,
with all data associated with a block,
or trips on that route being directed to
particular Controllers?
2.4.12.1.b
Does the system allow Division based
roles to provide filtering that includes
all of the following:
1. Scheduled blocks by specified
Division
2. Scheduled personnel by specified
Division
3. Assigned vehicles by specified
Division?
2.4.12.1.c
Does the system allow the following
types of vehicle status to be flagged
as exceptions, through the use of a
different color or other means and
trigger an alert directed to the
Controllers?
1. Behind schedule by an AC Transit
configurable period
2. Running early by an AC Transit
configurable period
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3. Not logged in
4. Off‐route by an AC Transit
configurable distance
5. Emergency/panic alarm activated
6. Late pull‐out by an AC Transit
configurable period
7. Leaving a layover late by an AC
Transit configurable period
2.4.12.1.d
Do Controllers have an option to
query a list of all vehicle operators
currently driving a particular route,
including at least the following
information?
1. Operator name
2. Operator Status such as: full time,
part time, regular, regular relief, extra
board, vacation relief
3. Employee number
4. Route number
5. Vehicle number
6. Trip number
7. Home Division
8. Time vehicle departed base
9. Time operator due back to base;
10. Whether the operator is returning
the vehicle to base or being relieved
in the field?
2.4.12.1.e
Does the system allow Controllers to
view vehicle details such as vehicle
type, make/model, Division
assignment, route assignment,
schedule adherence, block/trip,
Vehicle ID number, and run number?
2.4.12.1.f
Do Controllers have the option to see
a list of routes and/or vehicles that are
currently affected by a detour in time
order by the next affected vehicle in
one (1) or both directions?
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2.4.13 Service Adjustments
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.13.1.a
Does the system include functionality
for adjustments to service including
the following as a minimum?
1. Modifications to time points to
support service adjustments such as
detours, alternate routes, etc.
2. Cancel or add blocks/trips
3. Adjust for temporary detours
4. Reassign or remove vehicles from
certain routes or blocks (e.g. may be
required by a mechanical issue or bus
bridge)?
2.4.13.1.b
Does the system include management
for a series of standard service
restoration/correction functions
including the following?
1. Detour – Activate predefined
detours for service routes.
2. Ad‐hoc Detour – Create short term
detours for accidents/incidents and
events.
3. Delete/Add a Trip – Delete or add
trip to a block to adjust service levels.
4. Replace a Vehicle/Operator –
Assign a replacement vehicle and/or
operator to take over service from a
scheduled block that cannot continue
for any reason.
5. Skip Stop – Notify an operator to
bypass a series of stops to restore
headways, with the ability to identify
and log the starting and stopping point
for the skip stop measure.
6. Initiate headway management
instead of schedules. The headway
mode will automatically evenly
distribute the vehicles on the route. In
this mode, schedule adherence will
not be monitored, but Controllers will
receive indications that instead
highlight instances of bunching and/or
gapping
2.4.13.1.c
Does the system allow displaying of
adjusted timed transfer points, RSA,
vehicles, and routes/trips?
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2.4.13.1.d
Does the system support the
assignment of buses to “fictitious”
blocks, routes that do not have
schedule adherence and route IDs?
2.4.13.1.e
Are Controllers able to transmit detour
directions/instructions for buses to any
vehicle/resource in the field?
2.4.13.1.f
Does the system calculate and store
lost service miles and hours for later
reporting?
2.4.13.1.g
Does the system provide a tool that
provides a prioritized list of vehicles
available for “fill” service and/or other
ad‐hoc needs, such as “Bus‐Bridge.”?
2.4.13.1.h
Does the system store all detours for
future use?
2.4.13.1.i
Is the system able to log and
disseminate service adjustment
information to non-Controller
personnel, such as AC Transit
Customer Service, Division
Superintendents?
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2.4.14 Bus Bridging
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.14.1.a
Does the system recommend
replacement vehicles and drivers
taking into consideration status of the
potential replacement driver (full/part
time, regular, Extra Board, vehicle
schedule, vehicle maintenance
required, operator assignments, etc.)?
2.4.14.1.b
Does the system support Control with
the ability to identify the number and
location (garage) of available vehicles
for assignment to Bus Bridges, service
restorations (e.g. fills or trades), and
other ad hoc service adjustments (e.g.
gap filling to restore consistent service
headways)?
2.4.14.1.c
Does the system support different
classifications of Bus Bridges,
including: planned and unplanned and
within both, major or minor?
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2.4.14.1.d
Does the system identify available and
appropriate vehicles for an unplanned
bus bridge if vehicles need to be
pulled from service?
2.4.14.1.e
Is the system able to denote high
priority bus routes with color-coding or
other means in order to address rail
(BART) stoppage needs?
2.4.14.1.f
Is the system able to alert Window
Dispatchers of events that impact
requests for vehicles?
2.4.14.1.g
Does the system assist the Controller
with route management of the line(s)
where buses have been removed from
service for the bus bridge?
2.4.14.1.h
Is the system able to assist the
Controller with route management of
lines(s) where vehicles have been
removed from service due to the bus
bridge?
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2.4.15 Remote Dispatch Application (RDA)
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.15.1.a
Describe the system’s support of a
Contractor installed Remote Dispatch
Application and its functionality,
including the Remote Dispatch’s map
display functionality.
2.4.15.1.b
Does the RDA provide computer
aided dispatch and monitoring
functionality similar to the central site
CAD, including at a minimum the
following functionality?
1. Remote fleet and vehicle
monitoring;
2. Bi‐directional text messaging
between the RDA and OCC or RDA
and bus MDTs;
3. Receive, create, update and save
incident reports and forms;
4. Remote fleet and vehicle monitoring
management;
5. Display of system‐wide bus
timetables;
6. Display of stop‐based schedule
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performance;
7. Display of maps and turn‐by‐turn
directions;
8. Access to paddle (i.e. block
schedule) information;
9. Ability to display incident/message
queues;
10. Access to Trip Planning Data (this
may be accomplished by providing
Street Supervisors with Internet
access to the AC Transit web site);
and
11. Ability to receive messages sent
between buses and OCC. Messages
shall be AC Transit configurable by
line(s) or geographic area
2.4.15.1.c
Does the RDA allow users to set
status (e.g. available, on‐break/lunch,
unavailable, etc.) and assignment
information such as current
assignment, finished assignments,
time assigned and who made the
assignment, etc.? Status information
set by RDA shall be recorded by the
central system and automatically
displayed at the Controller
workstation(s)?
2.4.15.1.d
Are Controllers able to assign a
response to the closest available
support vehicles?
2.4.15.1.e
Does the RDA have the capability to
exchange data securely through the
commercial data radio?
2.4.15.1.f
Does the RDA allow Road
Supervisors the ability to have remote
access to information stored on the
Central System through laptops
through a commercial cellular data
service?
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2.4.16 Desktop Display Web Application
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.16.1.a
Does the system include a desktop
display system that allows any
authorized user within AC Transit to
have read/view/query/report access to
the fixed route CAD displays, using a
CITRIX based system on their own
desktop?
2.4.16.1.b
Does the system allow for integration
of the web based functionality into an
AC Transit web site through a web
frame?
2.4.16.1.c
Does the desktop display provide AVL
Playback functionality and Real time
performance and incident data?
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2.4.17 Headway Management
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.4.17.1.a
AC Transit’s BRT lines will operate in
headway management. Does the
system provide both route schedule
adherence and headway based
management for vehicles?
2.4.17.1.b
Do Controllers have the ability to
select ad-hoc or predefined headways
between vehicles by route, corridor
block or trip?
2.4.17.1.c
Does the system notify OCC if
headways cannot be maintained with
the current available vehicles and
suggest an alternate headway?
2.4.17.1.d
Is the system able to suggest the
number of vehicles necessary to
maintain a given headway identified
by Controllers?
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2.5 Data Gateway
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.5.1.1.a
Is the prospective proposer able to set
up the cellular data gateway to allow
all incoming and outgoing messages
between the system and the MDCs to
be transmitted using the cellular data
communications system?
2.5.1.1.b
Is the prospective proposer able to
arrange the appropriate
communication protocols with the
selected cellular provider?
2.5.2
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WLAN Gateway
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.5.2.1.a
Describe the bulk data exchange
management software that will be
supplied to transfer data to and from
the vehicle.
2.5.2.1.b
Is the bulk data transfer software
capable, at a minimum, of the follow
tasks?
1. Download software
updates/patches and configuration
data for onboard devices;
2. Download all updated schedule and
trigger zone locations data required
for operation of the VLU firmware
3. Upload vehicle components
monitoring configuration data;
4. Download updated trigger zones
locations and announcement sign
messages for automated annunciation
systems on-board announcements;
5. Upload revenue transactions data
from fareboxes; and
6. Allow for the uploading of other onboard logged data when needed?
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2.5.3.1
Reporting
Contractor Provided Reports
NUMBER
2.5.3.1.a
2.5.3.1.b
2.5.3.1.c
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Describe the System’s ad-hoc,
custom, and canned reporting tools,
utilities, and features
Does the reporting utility allow reports
to be printed, exported to a standard
spreadsheet application, or converted
to PDF?
Does the system produce any of the
following canned reports?

Schedule Adherence (e.g. by
stop);

Missed Trips;

Stop Time Analysis;

Layover/Recovery;

In-service Hours;

Actual-hours and Actual-Miles;

Route Deviation;

Travel time and Average Speeds;

Origin and Destination
Information;

Dashboard;

Deadhead;

Wheelchair Lift Use (e.g. by stop);

Bike Rack Use (e.g. by stop);

Luggage Bay Use (e.g. by stop);

Incidents;

Bus Change-off;

Collisions;

Initial Collision;

General Delays;

Trip Delays;

Trip Cancellation;

Equipment Issues;

Vehicle Locations;

Vehicle Speeds;

System Diagnostics;

Automatic Passenger Counting
(e.g. by stop); and

Maintenance (for preventative

Performance statistics by
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workstation
2.5.3.1.A
2.5.3.1.b

Maintenance, include for
identification of component parts
on each AC Transit vehicle,
triggered alarms, mileage; total
idle time and idle fuel usage, as
well as fuel rate).

Onboard device status reports
Does the system provide a utility to
create ad-hoc reports using stored
data within the system databases?
Does the system partition large tables
to allow faster reporting and improved
reporting performance?
2.6 Data Integration
2.6.1
Schedule and Daily Operations Data Transfer
NUMBER
QUESTION
2.6.1.1.a
Does the system provide for the
import of stop and route mapping data
using common or industry standard
file formats?
2.6.1.1.b
Describe any web service tools that
the System employs to exchange
data
2.6.1.1.c
AC Transit uses HASTUS for
scheduling, and will implement
HASTUS for Daily Operations.
Describe how the System supports
interfaces to and from the HASTUS
suite
2.6.1.1.d
Does the system support export of
actual service performed (as opposed
to scheduled service) to external data
sources such as an Enterprise
Database or HASTUS Daily modules?
2.6.1.1.e
Does the system allow for full or
partial updates of schedule, stop, and
spatial information from the HASTUS
Scheduling system?
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2.6.1.1.f
Does the system accept incremental
updates of schedule data from
HASTUS Scheduling on an asneeded basis?
2.6.1.1.g
Does the system allow updated
and/or new schedules automatically
pushed to the fleet on a weekly or
daily basis, to be configured by AC
Transit?
2.6.1.1.h
Does the system allow the ability to
import and utilize both schedule and
headway based operational
schedules?
2.6.1.1.A
AC Transit will export data to Real
Time Passenger Information sources
such as 511.ORG. SIRI has been
established as the standard
communications protocol. Does the
system support SIRI protocols?
2.6.1.1.A
Does the system support the export of
all location, schedule adherence,
alarm, text message, incident report,
operator run assignments, and all
other data collected by the onboard
systems to intermediate SQL tables?
2.6.1.1.b
Does the system provide an export
tool?
2.6.1.1.c
Does the system provide an import
tool for, at a minimum:
!. Vehicle import
2. Employee import
2.6.2
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Automated Vehicle Announcements (AVA)
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2.6.2.1.a
Describe how the System will support
or provide functionality for existing
AVA central software either through
integration with the current ACS AVA
central software, or by replacing the
current software to generate and
manage next stop, customer, and
other announcements, manage device
configurations, generate reports, and
manage device fault reporting and
logs in compliance with the
requirements of the United States
Access Board
2.6.2.1.b
Does the system include functionality
to import route and stop data from an
external system via AC Transit file(s)
(e.g. Comma Separated Value (CSV),
tab delimited)?
2.6.2.1.c
Does the AVA software include the
ability to independently configure
audio and text messages associated
with a specific stop?
2.6.2.1.d
Does the AVA software support
announcements using at minimum
English plus any number of additional
languages
2.6.2.1.e
Does the AVA software support the
creation of audio messages using
both text-to-speech synthesized and
recorded voice?
2.6.2.1.f
Does the AVA l software allow
abbreviations to be configured, so that
when they are used in the
configuration data the synthesized
voice would interpret as
corresponding complete words (e.g.,
“SW” configured to be interpreted as
“Southwest,” “St” to be interpreted as
“Street”)?
2.6.2.1.g
Does the AVA software provide a
means to record and generate audio
announcements and to define
message-stop associations?
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QUESTION
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Can the AVA software be installed
on a desktop PC or server supplied by
AC Transit, accessible by multiple
clients or workstations if on a server,
and configured with required
hardware and operating system
software?
3 Onboard Systems
3.1 Components
3.1.1
VLU
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.1.1.a
Describe the Onboard Systems and
Components that will be deployed
with the CAD/AVL installations:
Vehicle Logic Unit (VLU)
GPS
Automated Vehicle Location (AVL)
Mobile Data Terminal (MDT)
Mobile Access Router (MAR)
Antennas
Emergency Alarm Covet Switch and
Microphone
3.1.1.1.b
Are all of the above onboard systems
integrated with the VLU? Explain
those systems that do not integrate
with the VLU
3.1.1.1.A
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Is it the VLU or the MDT that will
connect to the farebox via the J1708
cable?
3.1.1.1.b
Is
the VLU capable of sending an
update message to the farebox when
there is a change to the block, route,
trip, or operator?
3.1.1.1.c
Is the VLU able to store farebox
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alarms received from the farebox?
3.1.1.1.d
3.1.1.1.A
3.1.2
Is the VLU functionality and external
interfaces able to provide location,
time, and/or triggering messages to
other on-vehicle systems?
Does the system support a VLU
interface with the existing
destination headsign via a J1708
cable? Would the Contractor be
able to install and connect the VLU
to the destination headsign,
including applying any firmware
updates?
Automated Vehicle Location (AVL)
NUMBER
3.1.2.1.a
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Is the Contractor able to equip all
vehicles with, at a minimum, the
following hardware elements?
1. A secondary position system
consisting of an odometer interface or
other dead-reckoning device;
2. A GPS receiver, installed in the
VLU as a replaceable/upgradeable
card;
3. An exterior mounted, watertight
integrated GPS and WLAN antenna
(Note: Buses already have GPS and
WLAN antenna that Contractor may
use connecting through MGR.);
3.1.2.1.b
Is the AVL capable of providing
accuracy to within 10 feet of the
actual location at least 95% of the
time?
3.1.2.1.c
Is the AVL designed for operation in
downtown urban, suburban, and rural
areas, including the ability to continue
logical vehicle position tracking when
a GPS signal is not available or is
degraded including, but is not limited
to, environments such as
mountainous areas, heavily forested
areas, office tower "Urban Canyons",
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tunnels, multimodal transit centers,
garages and transit yards?
3.1.2.1.d
Does the system utilize WAAS as the
primary source of position
calculation?
If n
3.1.3
Mobile Data Terminal (MDT)
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.3.1.a
Describe the MDT deployed with the
solution. Include functionality, size(s),
video graphics resolution, service life
3.1.3.1.b
Is the MDT capable of integrating with
the following onboard systems?
1)Overhead destination sign
2)Farebox
3)Emergency Alarm
4)CCTV
5)AVA
6)Drivetrain (via J1708/J1939)
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7)APC’s
8)VLU
3.1.3.1.c
Does the MDT provide the following
functionalities?
1. Ability to be used by operators
wearing gloves.
2. Ability to be readable by operators
wearing polarized lenses.
3. Readable in direct sunlight and
must offer a low-glare setting for night
operation.
3.1.3.1.d
Does the MDT contain a volume
control accessible to operators for
audio alerts?
3.1.3.1.e
Does the MDT support automated
operator logon by swiping or using a
proximity card?
3.1.3.1.f
Once an Operators logs on to the
MDT, is the MDT capable in turn to
also log them into all other connected
onboard devices as well as the
existing destination sign?
3.1.3.1.g
Is the MDT able to uniquely alert the
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operator in the event that a transfer
request message is received while the
vehicle is above the customizable
speed threshold?
3.1.3.1.h
Is the MDT capable of displaying all of
the measurements in US customary
units?
3.1.3.1.i
Is the MDT capable of the allowing, at
a minimum?
1. Operator logon and logoff;
2. Operator validation for correct
vehicle, block, etc.;
3. Voice radio control;
4. Two-way text messaging between
the operator and control;
5. Notifications of route and schedule
adherence and re-routes;
6. Operator monitoring for
connected/integrated onboard
devices;
7. The ability to operate and control
the internal and external Public
Address (PA) systems provided that
the PA amplifier has the necessary
control inputs.
8. Emergency alarm indications for
both alarm activation, covert
microphone on, and alarm received.
3.1.3.1.j
3.1.4
Does the MDT provide a maintenance
function with a real-time interface to
all attached discrete signals?
Mobile Access Router (MAR)
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.4.1.a
Is the Contractor able to provide a
MAR supporting both wireless and
wired switched Ethernet Local Area
Network (LAN) functionality, as well
as multiple wireless Wide Area
Network (WAN) links and a gateway
and a separate device from the VLU
and MDT?
3.1.4.1.b
Describe the Contractor supplied
MAR. Include specifications,
functionalities capacities, and
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limitations.
3.1.4.1.c
Is the Contractor supplied MAR a
proprietary device?
3.1.4.1.d
Will the warranty on the Contractor
supplied MAR allow/prohibit opening
the MAR?
3.1.4.1.e
How difficult will it be to integrate
additional devices to the MAR in the
future?
3.1.4.1.f
Is the Contractor open to using
alternate brands of Mobile Access
Routers?
3.1.4.1.g
Is the MAR capable of supporting the
following wireless data services?
1. 3G and 4G wireless WAN
communications from common
carriers through a compatible cellular
modem, to include but not be limited
to commercially available Long Term
Evolution (LTE) services;
2. Wireless LAN (WLAN) “Wi-Fi”
supporting the 802.11n standard for
WAN communications
3. Act as a WLAN access point
capable of enabling LAN access from
public WLAN client devices within the
bus interior, supporting the 802.11n
WLAN standard and on a separate
subnet firewalled from the onboard
Ethernet switched LAN.
3.1.4.1.h
Is the MAR supplied with separate
WLAN cards for the WAN client and
LAN access point functions?
3.1.4.1.i
Is the MAR capable of integration with
onboard CAD/AVL components and
other existing onboard Ethernet
enabled systems to provide an
integrated, multi-path WAN gateway
for all onboard systems via connection
to the Ethernet switched LAN ports?
3.1.4.1.j
Does the MAR and all WLAN
communications support Wi-Fi
Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security
and communications protocols?
3.1.4.1.k
Does the MAR support IPsec Virtual
Private Network (VPN) services for
connections between onboard devices
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and the WAN across the gateway?
3.1.4.1.l
Does the MAR provide Firewall
Services capable of configurable
firewalling between all LAN ports and
WLAN links?
3.1.4.1.m
Is the MAR configurable to control
which on-board systems and
applications can use a given WAN
link, based on the connection speed?
3.1.4.1.n
Does the MAR have the capability to
assign different priority levels to data
from individual on-board devices and
applications, separately for the
ingress interfaces (incoming traffic to
LAN connected devices) and the
egress interfaces (outgoing traffic to
WAN links)?
3.1.4.1.o
Does the MAR have the capability to
automatically switch WAN traffic
between available WAN links
according to administrator-defined
switching policies? Switching policies
shall be based at minimum upon
network availability, network priority,
time of day, and vehicle location?
3.1.4.1.p
Is the VLU able to initiate WLAN batch
data processing using the MAR
whenever the vehicle is within WLAN
coverage of an approved SSID and
the scheduled departure from layover
is more than five (5) minutes beyond
current time?
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3.1.5
Destination Headsigns
NUMBER
3.1.5.1.A
3.1.6
3.1.6.1
QUESTION
Will the VLU allow operator or
controller override of destination sign
code, and log such overrides?
Speakers and Text Display Readerboards for AVA
Onboard Processing
NUMBER
3.1.6.1.a
3.1.6.2
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Will the VLU be able to generate an
external audio announcement
corresponding to the destination sign
when the front door opens?
Onboard Audio
NUMBER
3.1.6.2.a
3.1.6.3
RESPONSE
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Does the VLU include an Automatic
Gain Control (AGC) circuit to
automatically and independently
adjust internal and external audio
volumes depending on their
respective ambient noise level
detected?
Onboard Visual Readerboard
.
NUMBER
3.1.6.3.a
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Will AVA be able to display the current
VLU time on the readerboard in 12
hour “HH:MM” format?
.
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3.1.7
Vehicle Monitoring
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.7.1.a
Is the VLU able to interface with the
onboard drivetrain J1708 or J1939
gateway via cables to be installed and
connected by the Contractor to the
gateway?
3.1.7.1.b
When drivetrain J1708 or J1939 is
available on a vehicle, is the VLU able
to monitor certain drivetrain data
elements, at least every two (2)
seconds but no more often than every
one (1) second, and perform at least
the following additional functions?
1. Extend the VLU “Black Box” buffer
data being stored to include the
following available drivetrain data:
a. Speed, Acceleration, Braking,
Transmission Torque,
Transmission Gear, Anti-lock
Braking System (ABS) in use,
Traction Control System (TCS) in
use, and Air Pressure;
b. AC Transit will provide a list of
additional drivetrain parameters to
be monitored. This list will be part
of the VLU configuration data, and
easily modified by the agency.
2. Parameter Threshold Monitoring:
AC Transit will provide a list of
drivetrain parameters to be monitored,
with minimum and maximum
thresholds to be logged. This list will
be part of the VLU configuration data,
and easily configurable by AC Transit.
The VLU shall initially log whenever a
parameter threshold is exceeded.
Subsequent logging will occur
whenever a parameter changes by
three (3) or more increments of the
monitored resolution, until after the
parameter is within the acceptable
minimum to maximum range.
3. Error Reporting: VLU will monitor
the configured drivetrain data
elements, and report this data to
control when any “Mechanical”
message is generated by the
operator, whenever the vehicle
automatically “de-rates”, or whenever
a configurable parameter threshold is
exceeded. The monitored data will
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include at minimum:
a. Every error-code received in the
last ten (10) minutes;
b. Current: Engine Temperature,
Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure,
Transmission Temperature,
Transmission Pressure, Air
Pressure; and
c. AC Transit will provide a list of
drivetrain parameters to be
monitored. This list will be part of
the VLU configuration data, and
easily modified by the agency.
3.1.8
Voice and Data Radios
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.8.1.a
Describe how the Contractor will
implement an interface between the
VLU and the voice and data radios.
3.1.8.1.b
Is the VLU able to integrate with the
voice radio so that the VLU can control
the voice radio talkgroup and its
connection to the operator handset,
speakers, boom microphone and
covert microphone?
3.1.8.1.c
Is the contractor able to provide the
integration between these radios and
the VLU in order for the VLU to control
the operation of these radios?
3.1.8.1.d
Is the VLU able to control all
functionality of the radios?
3.1.8.1.e
Is the Contractor able to provide voice
and data radio integration between the
proposed CAD/AVL system and the
data/voice systems as listed below
and incorporating the specifications
listed below?
1. Dispatch operators must have the
ability to select talkgroups for
mobile voice radios/vehicles with
VLUs (talkgroup lists will have
more detailed description of the
talkgroup’s purpose will appear
when the cursor hovers over the
talkgroup name);
2. Supervisor radios must be able to
monitor/scan all bus
communications
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3.1.9
Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.9.1.a
Is the DVR able to interface with the
VLU via both devices being connected
to the MAR via Ethernet?
3.1.9.1.b
Is the DVR able to receive from the
VLU GPS location and time/date
information, for recording with video
date?
3.1.9.1.c
Is the VLU able to store DVR alarms
and service status received from the
DVR?
3.1.9.1.d
Is he VLU able to provide a discrete
video ‘tagging’ signal to the DVR
when a PRTT or emergency alarm is
generated by the operator?
RESPONSE
3.1.10 Automatic Passenger Counters
NUMBER
3.1.10.1.a
QUESTION
RESPONSE
Is the Contractor able to integrate the
existing onboard APC equipment with
the MAR via Ethernet to enable the
existing APC central software to
complete bulk data uploads of APC
data from the existing APC equipment
via the garage WLAN?
3.1.11 Transit Signal Priority
NUMBER
QUESTION
3.1.11.1.a
Is the Contractor capable of installing
the interface between the VLU and
the TSP emitter via a J1708 cable or
Ethernet including firmware or
updates needed to the TSP emitter?
3.1.11.1.b
Is the VLU able to activate and
deactivate a third party TSP emitter
device using a J1708 connection?
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3.1.11.1.c
Is the VLU able to activate and
deactivate the TSP emitter based on
schedule or headway adherence, on a
command from the central systems, or
by pre-defined trigger points set in the
GIS data?
3.1.11.1.d
Is the VLU able to log all TSP emitter
activations/deactivations on-board the
vehicle, including data, time, GPS
location, route, vehicle ID, and
direction? These logs shall be
available either through a system
reporting function or through the
WLAN communications with the
vehicle?
3.1.11.1.e
Does the system allow a valid
TSP polygon area to be
defined, updated, and
downloaded to each vehicle
VLU through the WLAN?
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