SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CALIFORNIA
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California High-Speed Rail Authority seeks bids for Overhead Contact System poles to support high-speed rail construction. Bids due by February 1, 2026. Materials must comply with Buy America Act.
11/20/2025: Addendum 3 for OCS Poles has been posted here on Cal eProcure. Procurement schedule: - Addendum 2 Released: October 29, 2025 - Addendum 3 released: November 20, 2025 - Written questions regarding Addendum 3 due: December 1, 2025 - All responses to Addendum posted: December 9, 2025 - Meetings with the Authority: December 15-17, 2025 - Final date/time for Bid submission (Bidding Deadline): January 16, 2026 (12:00pm) - Bid Opening: January 16, 2026 (2:00pm) - Anticipated Notice of Proposed Award: Q1 2026 - Anticipated Notice to Proceed: Q1 2026 10/29/2025: Addendum 2 for OCS Poles has been posted here on Cal eProcure. The procurement schedule has been updated to reflect the following changes: Procurement schedule: - Addendum 2 Released (Schedule Only): October 29, 2025 - (Anticipated) Addendum 3 released: November 20, 2025 - (Anticipated) Written questions regarding Addendum 3 due: December 1, 2025 - (Anticipated) All responses to Addendum posted: December 5, 2025 - Final date/time for Bid submission (Bidding Deadline): December 17, 2025 (12:00pm) - Bid Opening: December 17, 2025 (2:00pm) - Anticipated Notice of Proposed Award: Q4 2025 / Q1 10/23/2025: Round 2 of Questions and Responses have been posted here on Cal eProcure. 10/09/2025: The Addendum for OCS Poles has been posted here on Cal eProcure. Two documents (one clean and one with redlines) have been uploaded for review. Please note that this Addendum supersedes the initial Release. The following procurement schedule has also been updated below: - IFB Released: September 11, 2025 - Addendum Released: October 9, 2025 - Addendum Questions from Firms due: October 16, 2025 - Authority Responses to Addendum Questions from Firms due: October 23, 2025 - Bids Due: November 6, 2025 by 12:00 p.m. - Bid Opening: November 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. - Notice of Proposed Award: Quarter 4, 2025 - Anticipated Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed: Quarter 4, 2025 10/03/2025: Round 1 of Questions and Responses have been posted here on Cal eProcure. 09/11/2025: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to purchase commoditized Overhead Contact System (OCS) Poles materials, necessary to complete the First Construction Section of its high-speed rail track. No Pre-Bid Conference or Small Business Workshop is anticipated for this procurement. The timeline for this procurement is as follows: - IFB Released: September 11, 2025 - Bids Due: October 16, 2025 by 12:00 p.m. - Bid Opening: October 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. - Notice of Proposed Award: Quarter 4, 2025 - Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed: Quarter 4, 2025 Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541. 08/22/2025: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) will be releasing a new Invitation for Bids (IFB) to purchase commoditized Overhead Contact Systems (OCS) poles materials, necessary to complete the First Construction Segment of its high-speed rail track. A draft IFB is available for review as an attachment to this Cal-eProcure event. This draft IFB will be considered for approval and official release by the Authority's Board of Directors at its meeting scheduled for August 28, 2025, and is subject to change and approval by the Authority's Board of Directors. Posting of this draft IFB does not constitute acceptance of bids. The draft IFB or its approval, if granted by the Board of Directors, does not constitute a release of the final IFB. Release of the final IFB will occur via notice and posting on Cal-eProcure. Questions regarding this procurement may be submitted only upon final approval of IFB by the Board of Directors and release on the California State Contract Register. Each materials contract will be issued through multiple Notices to Proceed (NTPs) as described below. The estimated cumulative value for all materials contracts (steel OCS poles, rail, concrete ties, ballast, OCS system components, and fiber optic cable) is not-to-exceed $507.1 million for NTP 1. - NTP 1: The initial authorization to be issued for the manufacture and supply of Materials for use in construction on the 119-mile First Construction Section. - NTP 2: To be issued at the Authority's option for the manufacture and supply of Materials for use in construction on the northern extension (Merced to Madera). - NTP 3: To be issued at the Authority's option for the manufacture and supply of Materials for use in construction on the southern extension (Poplar Avenue in the County of Kern to Bakersfield). The scope of work for this specific procurement and resulting contract is to provide OCS poles materials, including baseplates, for use in construction on the 119-mile First Construction Section, with an estimated lead time of six to twelve weeks for NTP 1. General requirements for each material are provided in the IFB and draft agreement. The Contractor shall not perform any Work unless the Authority, in its sole discretion, issues a Notice to Proceed (NTP) and Purchase Order for such work. The actual amount of Work requested by the Authority is subject to the availability of funding. In addition, all materials must be newly manufactured goods and conform to the technical specifications provided by the Authority. All materials supplied must be Buy America and Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) compliant, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 22905 and 2 C.F.R. part 184. Information regarding the Pre-Bid Conference and Small Business Workshop is available on the Authority's Website. The anticipated schedule for this new procurement is as follows: IFB Release: September 2025 - Virtual Pre-Bid Conference: TBD - Bid Due/Opening Date: Q4 2025 - Notice of Proposed Award: Q4 2025 - Anticipated Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed: Q4 2025 Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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