The Bay Area ITS Architecture is a necessary
and useful tool for project procurement. Compliance with the
Architecture is required for ITS projects to receive Federal support
from the Highway Trust Fund. One way to prove compliance to show
your project is included in the Architecture. The "How do I Find My
Project" button on the left can help you determine if your project
is included. If you have determined your project is not included,
use the "Send Updates" button
on the left to submit your project to the
Maintenance Team.
The Architecture is also useful for project
procurement as a tool for preliminarily defining a project's
functionality, who is responsible for doing it, and how information
will be communicated. The
Functional Requirements
section of this site provides sample lists of requirements that can
be used as a starting point for developing requirements specific to
an agency's needs for a particular project. The
project-specific requirements can then be used as the basis for a
procurement document to hire a consultant or purchase an
off-the-shelf product.
