Air spring - TP 29, secondary suspension ASM, (short nipple)
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- RQ144328(2)
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Point of contact
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- Beverly Beaver beaverb@metro.net (213) 922-1019
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About this opportunity
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is soliciting quotes for an air spring secondary suspension assembly, part number 172531, with quotes due July 30, 2026. This solicitation is open to all vendors with no set-aside or preference restrictions.
The scope is a single part: an air spring, Type 29 secondary suspension assembly with short nipple. The approved manufacturer is Firestone Industrial Products, and the approved manufacturer number is W01-M58-7961; no substitutes are permitted. Quotes must include price, lead time, and part number at the header level of the solicitation in the Note to Buyer section; omission of any required information renders the quote non-responsive.
LACMTA will award on best value based on three factors: price, lead time, and past performance. All quotes must remain valid for 60 days. Deliveries to the Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) must be palletized to a 46×46×42 specification, with each pallet bearing its own packing slip that includes the purchase order number, part number, and quantity; non-conforming palletized shipments will be rejected. Questions or requests for approved equals must be submitted at least three business days before the solicitation closes. The part is exempt from California sales and use tax under the rail cars and component parts exemption.
Opportunity text
THIS SOLICITATION IS OPEN TO ALL VENDORS. METRO P/N: 172531 DESCRIPTION: AIR SPRING - TP 29, SECONDARY SUSPENSION ASM, (SHORT NIPPLE) APPROVED MFR: FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS APPROVED MFG#: W01-M58-7961 *************DO NOT SUBSTITUTE************ ***** PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT PRICING IN ISUPPLIER ***** 1.RESPONSE: ALL QUOTES MUST INCLUDE PRICE, LEAD TIME AND PART NUMBER (P/N) FOR THE ITEM QUOTED. FAILURE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION SHALL LEAD TO VENDOR’S QUOTE BEING DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE. ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION SHALL BE ENTERED AT THE HEADER LEVEL OF THE SOLICITATION IN THE SECTION “NOTE TO BUYER”. 2. BASIS FOR AWARD: LACMTA WILL SELECT THE QUOTE THAT OFFERS THE BEST VALUE TO METRO BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: PRICE LEAD TIME PAST PERFORMANCE 3. DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER MUST BE LISTED ON PACKING SLIP ALONG WITH PART NUMBER AND QUANTITY. IF THE DELIVERY CONTAINS MULTIPLE PALLETS, EACH PALLET MUST CONTAIN ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL PACKING SLIP WITH THE PO NUMBER. **CMF DELIVERIES ONLY** PALLETIZED DELIVERIES MUST CONFORM TO 46X46X42 PALLET SIZE OR THE SHIPMENT WILL BE REJECTED. 4. QUESTIONS: QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR APPROVED EQUALS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 3 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE SOLICITATION. 5. QUOTE VALIDITY: QUOTES MUST BE VALID FOR 60 DAYS. THE PART(S) LISTED IS EXEMPTED FROM CALIFORNIA SALES AND USE TAX FOR PURCHASES OF RAIL CARS AND COMPONENT PARTS. LETTER LOCATED IN NOTES AND ATTACHMENT.
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