UNSPSC 46161502: Railway signaling systems

UNSPSC 46161502 Railway signaling systems is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity captures sign fabrication and installation services for parks and public facilities, not traditional railway signaling infrastructure. The County of Orange, California issued IFB #3006405 in July 2026 for custom sign fabrication services across 43 parks facilities, soliciting production, fabrication, and installation of directional and identification signage (secondary site identification, primary and secondary vehicular directional, and area identification signs) at regional parks, wilderness areas, beach parks, and historic sites. The work encompasses labor, materials, tools, and equipment for sign removal, fabrication, and mounting on a firm fixed-price basis under a three-year initial term renewable for two additional years. Contractors must hold a valid California State Contractor's License, maintain a stocking location within 30 miles of OC Parks headquarters open a minimum of eight hours daily five days weekly, and deliver and mount all signs within 30 calendar days of task order execution. Performance and payment bonds equal to estimated contract value are required, along with comprehensive insurance ($1,000,000 general liability and $1,000,000 automobile liability) and compliance with California prevailing wage requirements.

The code shows minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The single identified opportunity—Orange County's sign fabrication IFB—represents a parks and recreation use case rather than railway or transit signaling and suggests a potential miscoding in the source data. The County applies a five percent price deduction for evaluation purposes to bids from certified Orange County Local Small Business (OCLSB) or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) vendors with a maximum preference deduction of $100,000, and permits subordinate governmental, municipal, and nonprofit organizations to utilize the same pricing and terms under a cooperative program provision. Electronic bids were due May 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM through the County's eProcurement Portal. The contract operates on a usage-based structure with pricing submitted on a 22-line-item schedule covering sign removal labor, fabrication for multiple design types, and mounting services, with volume pricing for quantities of 2–5 units and no price increases permitted during the first contract year without documented cost increases and 30 days' advance written notice.