RFP Description
Greater Capital Region Household Travel Survey
issued by
Capital Region Transportation Council
Albany, N.Y.
Issued: August 21, 2026
The Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) carrying out federal requirements for cooperative transportation planning and programming within the metropolitan area that includes Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties, except the Town of Moreau and the Village of South Glens Falls. The Transportation Council is requesting proposals (RFP) from qualified firms or individuals to undertake the Greater Capital Region Household Travel Survey.
The purpose of the Greater Capital Region Household Travel Survey is to collect critical travel behavior data for the Counties of Albany, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga (including the Town of Moreau and the Village of South Glens Falls), Schenectady, Warren and Washington Counties. This survey will inform transportation planning efforts including updates to the Systematic Transportation Evaluation and Planning (STEP) Model. The STEP Model is the Transportation Council’s travel demand model for estimating and projecting traffic flows in the Capital Region. The model is used to evaluate the effects of real estate development, transportation projects, and other changes upon travel demand in the region.
The survey is being funded through the Transportation Council’s 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program and 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement Program and supports implementation of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, In Motion: The Plan to 2050.
The Greater Capital Region Household Travel Survey has a fixed budget of $1,000,000 for consultant services. The Transportation Council will administer the consultant contract under joint management with the Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council (A/GFTC). The Transportation Council and A/GFTC would like to see this study completed within twelve (12) months of the date of contract execution.
Contact the Transportation Council for a complete copy of the RFP by emailing info@capitalmpo.org or calling 518-458-2161. David Nelson is the project manager and designated contact for this procurement.
Letters of interest are due at 5:00 PM EST on Friday, September 18, 2026, via email to info@capitalmpo.org. Paper and flash drive submissions will not be accepted.
Submission Due: September 18, 2026
Contract Term: Twelve (12) Months
Contact: David Nelson, Transportation Planner
Capital Region Transportation Council
1 Park Place, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12205-2676
518-458-2161
info@capitalmpo.org
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