Security & Access Control

The Transit Authority of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, herein referred to as Lextran is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to award a competitive contract to a firm for security and access control services.Title: Security & Access ControlReference Number: 2026-02Proposals for Furnishing the Product(s) / Service(s) Described Herein Will Be Received Until:2:00 pm eastern time on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Proposals received after the time specified may not be considered for award. Proposals shall be submitted online via Lextran's eProcurement PortalIf you have any questions on this project, please submit your questions via the Q&A section on Lextran's eProcurement Portal. All questions, requests for clarification or comments concerning this RFP are due from proposers by end of day on Friday, March 20, 2026. Lextran’s response to questions will be provided as responses within the Q&A tab. For questions that require additional documentation or a change to the RFP document itself, Lextran will publish an addendum. Lextran intends to respond to questions as they come in, and responses will be provided no later than the question response date.Lextran may reject any submissions that are incomplete or non-responsive or submitted after the deadline. Lextran reserves the right to cancel or reissue this RFP, or to reject, in whole or in part, any and all submissions received in response to this RFP should Lextran determine that the responses received are unsatisfactory or that such cancellation or rejection is in the best interest of Lextran. Lextran further reserves the right to waive any minor technical deficiency or irregularity in a submission package. The determination of the selection criteria and the process for evaluating the proposal shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Lextran. Lextran also reserves the right to require of each/any Proposer, information regarding financial responsibility and viability or such other information as Lextran determines is necessary to ascertain whether a proposal is in fact a responsible proposal. Lextran reserves the right to publicly post bid tabulations containing vendor prices.BackgroundLextran, the Transit Authority of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, was established as it is known today in 1973 by the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a Mass Transportation Authority. Our mission “We serve people and our community with mobility solutions” is accomplished by focusing on three key pillars: Deliver high quality product and service, Demonstrate value to the community, and Manage and sustain resources.Lextran provides 3.7 million trips annually with service to residents and visitors of Lexington-Fayette County on 25 fixed routes, and county-wide paratransit seven days a week, 365 days a year. With an annual combined operating and capital budget of $48 million, Lextran operates from a LEED certified headquarters employing over 200 team members with a 118-vehicle fleet for both fixed route and paratransit, including compressed natural gas, zero emission battery electric, diesel and gasoline powered vehicles.TimelineRelease Project Date:February 27, 2026Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory):March 16, 2026, 1:30pm AgendaLextran – Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88089894286?pwd=Fw8KLLwl2Ln1lYMv2CSlWa4Adp6UVo.1Meeting Number: 880 8989 4286 Meeting Password: 236424 Join by Phone: 1(312)535-8110Question Submission Deadline:March 20, 2026, 11:30pmResponse to Questions:April 3, 2026Proposal Submission Deadline:April 29, 2026, 2:00pmContractor Award Date:May 27, 2026Expected Contract Start Date:September 1, 2026