The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) is soliciting proposals (“Proposals”) for the replacement of SEPTA’s existing fare payment and collection system with a state-of-the-art, integrated, electronic fare payment, distribution, collection and processing system utilizing available best practices of modern technologies in the consumer and fare payment sectors capable of interfacing with both bank and non-bank financial clearing systems for transaction processing and settlement. This system has been entitled “New Payment Technologies” (“NPT”) System.

Pre-Proposal Meeting: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Room 11C, 11th Floor, 1234 Market Street., Philadelphia, Pa

Proposal Due Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.

Contact: James C. Mills at (215) 580-8463

Click here to view Proposal Letter

1. Baseline of Existing Fare Collection System, Year 2006, dated May 25, 2006 (539Kb)
2. SEPTA Operating Facts Fiscal Year 2007 (52Kb)
3. Station Boarding Counts for Weekdays and Weekends (78Kb)
4. Concept of Operations (DRAFT), dated August 2007 (2,502Kb)
5. Visual overview of SEPTA's system on video, dated February 2008 (Visible inline below)