Industry Insider — California regularly spotlights such endeavors in its Opportunities section. Here’s a look at several public-sector governmental entities with early-stage technology or innovation-related initiatives:
- The Orange County Transportation Authority, the county’s transportation planning commission, has issued a request for information (RFI) to obtain a broad overview of the available solutions for a “robust, easy-to-use system” capable of supporting field operations. It must be capable of enabling field supervisors to document every minute of their workday managing and supporting the Authority’s on-street transit environment, including logging the time buses arrive at bus stops; when buses depart terminals; any detours along a bus route; the conditions of bus stops and when they were inspected; and when a bus sat idle and for how long. Responses are due by 2 p.m. Dec. 19.
- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for nine Bay Area counties, is notifying vendors it expects to release a request for proposals this winter seeking assistance with program planning and implementation for traffic incident management support. The work is expected to begin on or about June 1 and be done by June 30, 2026. MTC has budgeted about $2 million for the work, over two years. The contract could be extended for up to two more years, subject to the approval of future MTC budgets.
- The city of Fresno has released a request for qualifications, looking to hear from vendors about professional security systems planning and design services for its airport improvement system. Work will include a comprehensive site condition assessment of existing access control systems and related IT infrastructure; and architectural/engineering services around upgrading and integrating airport systems including workflow capabilities, biometric capabilities; and a centralized identity database of badged personnel. Responses are due by 3 p.m. Jan. 5.
- The city of Sacramento’s Procurement Division of its Department of Finance is seeking statements of qualification for multiple firms capable of preparing mail communications for all city departments; printing those communications; pre-sorting them to get the best U.S. mail rates; and delivering them to the U.S. mail. Firms must have a mailing facility within 25 miles of Sacramento; be able to presort, bar code and assemble outgoing mail to federal rules; and have presorting equipment and address management software that is appropriately certified. Questions are due by 12 p.m. Dec. 14; responses are due by 5 p.m. Dec. 19. Estimated project value is $1.25 million. Start date is estimated to be March 1. Project duration is two years with the option to extend the contract for as many as three additional years.
