Filter - driver's heater/defroster, fresh air (buses 5600-5850 only)
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- RQ145523
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Point of contact
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- Kaitlyn Garza garzak@metro.net (213) 922-2415
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About this opportunity
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is soliciting quotes for driver's heater/defroster fresh-air filter assemblies for buses 5600–5850 under a Metro-approved Small Business Enterprise (SBE) set-aside only, with quotes due September 14, 2026. This is a single-source procurement: the approved manufacturer is Mobile Climate Control, part number 423-0657; no substitutions are permitted.
Respondents must provide price, lead time, and part number in the solicitation header's "Note to Buyer" section. Failure to include all three elements renders the quote non-responsive. Metro will award based on best value, weighing price, lead time, and past performance. Questions or requests for approved equals must be submitted at least three business days before the September 14 close.
Delivery must include the purchase order number and part number on packing slips. Multi-pallet shipments require individual packing slips per pallet. For Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) deliveries, all palletized shipments must conform to 46×46×42-inch pallet dimensions; shipments exceeding these dimensions will be rejected. Quotes must remain valid for 60 days from submission.
Opportunity text
THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A “SET-ASIDE” FOR METRO APPROVED SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (SBE) ONLY. METRO P/N: 188216 DESCRIPTION: FILTER - DRIVER'S HEATER/DEFROSTER, FRESH AIR (BUSES 5600-5850 ONLY) APPROVED MFR: MOBILE CLIMATE CONTROL APPROVED MFR #: 423-0657 *************DO NOT SUBSTITUTE************ 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 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 THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A “SET-ASIDE” FOR METRO APPROVED SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (SBE) ONLY.
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