Legislative & Regulatory Objectives

1. Restrict sole source procurements that are claimed to be based on “compatibility” with legacy systems or on requirements that stipulate solutions that only a single vendor can supply.

2. Obtain funding to enable transit agencies to eliminate reliance on proprietary legacy systems. (This would include, for example, funding to purchase intellectual property rights, or to replace equipment if rights are not available, etc.).

3. Provide for use of open architecture in connection with transit-related information systems and automated fare collection procurements.

4. Emphasize that procurement specifications must be based on open industry standards and not on proprietary solutions.

5. Develop effective means for ensuring that procurements do not include specifications that are unnecessarily restrictive and thus limit the field of potential suppliers.

6. Support reasonable Buy America requirements that encourage investment in U.S. manufacturing facilities but do not restrict companies’ ability to produce technologically advanced, cost-effective products that can compete in the world market.