C250095_PS.doc

This is a procurement schedule document from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for Invitation for Bid (IFB) 250095 regarding Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Tank Replacement. The project involves providing and delivering CNG fuel tanks for forty-eight (48) 2007-2008 New Flyer LFR buses. The procurement timeline establishes key milestones including Board approval to issue the IFB on March 23, 2026, with advertisement occurring on March 23 and March 30, 2026. Written questions from proposers are due by 5:00 p.m. on March 26, 2026, with OCTA's responses provided by April 2, 2026. Bids are due on April 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., followed by a responsiveness check and CPA finalization between April 20-24, 2026 and April 27-May 1, 2026. The Staff Report is scheduled for submission to the CAMM on May 7, 2026, with a CAMM Board of Directors presentation on May 11, 2026. The award of the Blanket Purchase Order is expected on June 22, 2026, following a presentation to the PM Transit Committee on June 11, 2026.

The contract budget for this effort is $2,721,744.00 for a two-year term. The document is a procurement schedule memo dated January 21, 2026, from Ellis Hoskin, Senior Contract Administrator in CAMM, to Sunil Chettiar, Senior Section Manager of Transit Technical Services, requesting review of the timeline and requesting immediate notification of any issues with the proposed dates or schedules.