Statewide Traffic Analysis and Reporting System II (STARS II)

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting proposals to establish a contract for the Statewide Traffic Analysis and Reporting System II (STARS II), a cloud-based software platform designed to support the agency’s statewide traffic monitoring and data management initiatives. The solicitation, numbered 601440000051779, was posted on May 1, 2026, with responses due by May 27, 2026, and all updates must be monitored through the official BonfireHub portal. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Euna Procurement system in 16 separately named, unencrypted sections, with no combined volumes permitted, and no email, hand-delivery, or courier submissions accepted without prior authorization. The contract is structured as a firm, fixed-price arrangement with potential renewal options for additional years of maintenance and support services for both STARS II and the PDB platforms, including licenses, hardware, publications, and service hours, though no monetary values are disclosed in the pricing schedule, and the total estimated contract value is not available. Evaluation will follow a best value trade-off approach, allocating 70 percent weight to pricing and 30 percent to technical approach, encompassing quality, reliability, past performance, financial stability, technical support, and impact on agency operations. Award is not guaranteed to the lowest bidder, and compliance with Texas Government Code provisions governing contract selection is required. Contractual obligations include adherence to extensive TxDOT-specific clauses covering anti-boycott requirements, anti-terrorism prohibitions, human trafficking prevention, conflict of interest, intellectual property, funding availability, and no quantity guarantees. Respondents must affirm numerous statutory certifications including disclosures related to former TxDOT employees, outstanding state debts, foreign adversary ownership, and prohibitions against gratuities, nepotism, and collusion. The solicitation mandates strict security compliance with TxDOT’s Low Security Baseline with Privacy Overlay, requiring submission of the TxDOT Security Questionnaire within seven business days and adherence to the Information Security Controls Standards Catalog. Subcontracting requirements apply for contracts over $100,000, mandating a HUB subcontracting plan and payment to subcontractors within ten days of receipt of funds. Contractors must provide English-speaking staff on-site at all times, comply with U.S.-made steel and iron requirements, avoid specification preparation conflicts, and ensure all work meets industry standards and federal and state regulations, including Title VI, Section 508, and 4