C260461_SOWV.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 260461
- Issued by
- Orange County, California
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This is a Scope of Work Verification form prepared by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in California for the procurement of two hydrogen mobile fuelers designed for 40-foot hydrogen fuel cell buses. The document establishes the general rules and standards for preparing scopes of work and specifications, requiring clear and concise descriptions of all characteristics, tasks, and functions of the items or services to be procured. The form mandates that expected quality of services and performance characteristics be specified whenever possible, that optional items be clearly identified, and that brand name specifications be accompanied by explanations indicating they are not intended to be restrictive. The project manager must certify that the scope of work was independently prepared to invite competition without favoring any specific vendor or, alternatively, that any brand name or equal descriptions were determined to be impractical or uneconomical and that salient characteristics have been clearly stated. The form was signed on July 15, 2026, by both the project manager and the department manager/director from the Transit Technical Services department.
The procurement includes a budget of $5,872,800 for a one-year initial term. The scope of work verification document requires strict adherence to Federal Transit Administration regulations, particularly FTA Circular 4220.1F (revised March 18, 2013), to ensure that specifications allow for efficient operations, result in lower prices, and comply with federal, state, and local government requirements. The document explicitly prohibits consultants from writing or assisting in the development of the scope of work if they intend to bid on the project, ensuring impartiality and fair competition among all potential offerors.
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SCOPE OF WORK VERIFICATION
This Form Must Be Submitted with Scope of Work (SOW)
FA-CAMM-071.docm (03/16/18) Page 1 of 1
The following general rules shall apply when preparing scopes of work and specifications:
a) Provide a clear and concise Scope of Work (SOW) and not impose unreasonable requirements.
b) Specifications and Scopes of Work shall identify all characteristics and specific tasks and functions of the items or services to be procured, and meet the Authority’s requirements.
c) Whenever possible, the expected quality of services to be provided or the performance characteristics of the item shall be specified.
d) The requestor shall identify all optional items, and the solicitation documents shall set forth the expected needs and the manner in which the related bid prices will be considered.
e) Brand name specifications must be accompanied by an explanation that clearly indicates that the specification is not intended to be restrictive.
f) The salient characteristics represented by the brand names shall be identified to allow for evaluation of possible “or equal” material.
g) Because standard specifications and requirements allow for more efficient operations and result in lower prices, they shall be used wherever suitable.
h) Industry, federal, state and local government specifications and requirements can be used.
Consultants are prohibited from writing the Scope of Work or assisting in the development or writing the Scope of Work in which they may bid.
INSTRUCTIONS
Project Managers (PM) must select one of the following certifications and submit this form with the scope of work/specifications. This form must be signed by the Project Manager and one of the following: the PM’s Department Manager or Director or Executive Director.
☒ I certify that the attached SOW/specifications was independently prepared to invite competition;
does not include reference to a brand name, or include unreasonable restrictions or an intent to favor any specific vendor or brand product.
OR
☐ The SOW/specifications prepared includes a “brand name or equal” description because it was determined to be “impractical or uneconomical” (as referenced in FTA Circular 4220.1F -revised March 18, 2013) to write a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements of the goods or services to be acquired. However, the specific features or salient characteristics of the named brand which must be met by offerors of “an equal” proposal have been clearly stated, as required by Federal Transit Administration regulations. (FTA Circular 4220.1F – revised March 18, 2013)
R002501
Requisition Number Dept. Manager/Director/Executive Director Signature
Project Manager Signature
Transit Technical Services 07/15/2026
Department Date
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