ITS Maintenance Contract 2026 - District 2

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is soliciting bids for maintenance and repair of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment across 26 counties in Districts 2 (central and north-central Pennsylvania), with proposals due May 7, 2026 and public opening at 11:00 a.m. at the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. Prequalification is required. This is a federally-funded project with no stated DBE set-aside percentage.

The scope covers preventive maintenance and on-call repair of ITS infrastructure including closed-circuit television cameras, changeable message signs, highway advisory radio systems, variable speed limit signs, communications hubs, and flashing warning devices across approximately 100 line items. Preventive maintenance occurs every six months (annually for flashing devices). On-call repair services and parts procurement are included with specified mobilization, repair hour, and parts dollar limits. The awardee must designate an approved Project Manager and/or Lead Technician with demonstrated expertise in ITS systems, RS-232/RS-422 communications, network setup, and relevant PennDOT publications and must establish 98.0% uptime targets for ITS devices.

The project cost range is $2.5 million to $4.999 million over a three-year contract term with an anticipated Notice to Proceed of June 22, 2026 and required completion by June 21, 2029. Prevailing wage requirements apply. The contract mandates compliance with Buy America and Build America Act provisions, federal FAR requirements, and state Worker Protection and Investment certification, right-to-know law compliance, and executive order requirements. All manufactured products and construction materials must be produced in the United States with limited exceptions for materials not exceeding 5% of applicable costs or $1 million, whichever is lesser. The awardee must attend mandatory monthly status meetings.