Fairbox Ticket Stock

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is soliciting bids for the supply of 5,000 units of thermal receipt paper rolls designed for use in its farebox systems, with the award to be made based on the lowest responsive bid combined with the shortest lead time, provided all requirements in the Statement of Work are met. The solicitation, numbered 2099882 and posted on July 20, 2026, with a response deadline of July 29, 2026, requires all submissions to be made electronically through the Bonfire procurement portal, and registration on the Bonfire system is mandatory to participate. The ticket stock must conform to exact specifications: 50±0.5mm width, a maximum overall diameter of 3.9 inches with a core ID of 13±3mm, printed in PMS281C Blue on both sides, and include embedded security features such as a 5mm hologram strip, a "VOID" anti-copying watermark, a red ending mark, and a proprietary anti-unraveling mechanism to prevent farebox jams. Each roll must be packaged in boxes measuring 16x8x10 inches, containing exactly 40 rolls per box, and delivery is required to DART Headquarters at 1401 Pacific Ave, Dallas, Texas, 75202, with inspection and acceptance taking place at the destination. The contract, which will be issued as a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order, is governed by DART-specific terms and conditions that include clauses on termination for convenience or default, prohibition of conflicts of interest and foreign boycotts, compliance with anti-boycott laws and Texas state law, and mandatory equal opportunity practices extending to subcontractors. No pricing details are provided in the solicitation, meaning bidders must propose unit and total costs, and while there is no stated estimated contract value, successful bidders will be evaluated solely on price competitiveness and lead time, with no formal weighting or adjectival ratings applied. All proposals must include complete documentation referencing Attachment 1 – Fare Media – and must comply with packaging, labeling, and invoicing directives, including triplicate paper invoicing with one marked original, though electronic invoicing systems are not used. The contract includes no options, no identified COR or PCO contacts beyond a generic reference, and no explicit accounting or appropriation codes, relying instead on general payment instructions issued by the Authority. Offerors must also certify non