C250236_Memo_to_File_Cancellation.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 260461
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- Orange County, California
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This is a solicitation cancellation memo from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) dated June 29, 2026, documenting the cancellation of Request for Proposals (RFP) 250236 for the procurement of two hydrogen mobile fuelers for 40-foot hydrogen fuel cell buses. The project, authorized under Requisition No. R001397, was managed by the Transit Technical Services Department. Two proposals were received: one from Messer, LLC and one from ZeroUp Energy, Inc. Messer, LLC submitted twelve exceptions and deviations, nine of which were assigned a "fail" status by OCTA. When OCTA requested that Messer, LLC retract the nine failed exceptions, the firm refused to retract two of them, resulting in elimination from further evaluation. ZeroUp Energy, Inc. participated in an evaluation process that included an interview on June 18, 2026, following an initial evaluation on June 9, 2026.
The evaluation committee determined that ZeroUp Energy, Inc.'s proposal, the only responsive submission, received a score of 67.8 points, which was deemed insufficient to proceed with contract award. The committee concluded that the firm lacked the required experience, knowledge, and work plan necessary to successfully deliver the required services. The original budget for this one-year initial term was $5,872,800. Due to the evaluation committee's determination that no proposal met the procurement standards, RFP 250236 was canceled, and OCTA indicated the project will be re-procured at a later date.
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INTEROFFICE MEMO
June 29, 2026
To: Memo to File
From: Ellis Hoskin, Senior Contract Administrator
Subject: Solicitation Cancellation for Request for Proposals (RFP)
250236 “Hydrogen Mobile Fuelers for 40-Foot Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses”
Requisition No. R001397 authorized to procure a qualified contractor to provide two hydrogen mobile fuelers for 40-Foot hydrogen fuel cell buses as requested by the Transit Technical Services Department.
The procurement was originally handled in accordance with the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (Authority) procurement procedures.
Requisition No. R001397 was rejected in Finance Enterprise and RFP 250236 “Hydrogen Mobile Fuelers for 40-Foot Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses” was canceled as a result of the single responsive proposal’s low score. Two proposals were received from Messer, LLC and ZeroUp Energy, Inc. Messer, LLC sent OCTA twelve (12) exceptions/deviations, nine (9) of which were assigned a “fail” status by OCTA. OCTA asked Messer, LLC to retract the nine (9) exceptions/deviations assigned a “fail” status. Messer, LLC refused to retract two (2) of the nine (9) exceptions/deviations. As a result, Messer, LLC was eliminated from further evaluation. The proposal received from ZeroUp Energy, Inc. was evaluated by the evaluation committee on June 9, 2026. The firm was invited to interview on June 18, 2026. Following interviews, the evaluation committee concluded the scoring process resulting in a score of 67.8, which was not high enough to proceed with a contract award. The evaluation committee determined the firm did not have the required experience, knowledge, or work plan to successfully deliver the required services.
This project will be re-procured at a later date.
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