Hydrogen Bus Government Bids & RFPs

Payment shall be made on the pay period after receipt and acceptance of goods and/or services and upon using department confirmation of such acceptance.

Contractor guarantees each portion of the services as installed against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from date of City's written acceptance of the work. Contractor guarantees each portion of the services as installed against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from date of City's written acceptance of the work.

Proposals are requested from qualified firms.

When deemed necessary by the City, an onsite inspection date and time will be so designated. The vendor is responsible for inspecting and understanding the total scope of the projects i. e. , specifications, quality, and quantity of work to be performed. When deemed necessary by the City, an onsite inspection date and time will be so designated.

Protests of any kind regarding the solicitation must be received by the City's Purchasing Agent not more than five calendar days after the last day for questions or the last addendum is issued, whichever is later. Protests of any kind regarding the solicitation including, but not limited to, specifications, scope of work, or process, must be received by the City's purchasing agent not more than five calendar days after the last day for questions or the last addendum is issued, whichever is later.

The City may terminate the right of the contractor to proceed if gratuities were offered or given by the contractor to any officer or employee of the City. The City may, by written notice to the contractor, terminate the right of the contractor to proceed under this agreement, if it is found that gratuities in the form of entertainment, gifts, or otherwise were offered or given by the contractor. . .

Proposals are due no later than July 30, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. PT. The contract term is expected to begin on the date of final signature and end five years after transit has accepted delivery and approval of both trailers.

Contractor will only be compensated for performance delivered and accepted by Transit. No payments in advance or in anticipation of goods or services to be provided under any resulting contract will be made.

The award will be made to the responsive responsible proposer whose proposal meets RFP requirements and is determined the most advantageous to transit, based on a combination of noncost proposal, cost proposal, and potentially interviews.

Proposers must be qualified vendors interested in providing hydrogen tube trailers. Transit reserves the right to make reasonable inquiry and requests for additional information to determine the overall responsibility and qualifications of any proposer.

An optional virtual pre-proposal meeting will be held on July 14, 2026, at 10:00 a. m. PT via Microsoft Teams.

Question clarification deadline is July 21, 2026, at 5:00 p. m. PT.

Failure to register in WEBS and download solicitation documents, failure to check for updates and obtain addenda, incomplete or vague responses, failure to submit all required items, late proposals, and failure to respond to requests for additional information may result in disqualification.