Huge Transportation Agency Has Millions in Emerging IT Opportunities

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has millions of dollars in planned solicitations for technology over the next five months. It is worth noting that OCTA has a $1.5 billion annual budget and is responsible for implementing the planning, financing and coordinating of Orange County’s freeway, street and rail development as well as managing countywide bus services, commuter-rail services, paratransit services and operation of the 91 Express Lanes.

OCTA, much like other transit authorities, is responding to changes in population and employment and the introduction of emerging technologies, including connected infrastructure, into communities. Here is a breakdown of emerging opportunities:

November

Cloud Disaster Recovery Services and Technology, $248,000

Monitors, $9,900

Unified communications upgrades and replacements, $90,555

Fare collection system design, $150,000

December  

Palo Alto Cloud Security, $90,000

Penetration testing, $15,000

Safety and compliance application, $150,000

January  

Traffic and Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering Services — Edinger Ave., $6 million

Printing services, $200,000

February  

Security system service and maintenance, $325,000

March  

Traffic and Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering Services — Warner Ave., $5 million

Traffic and Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering Services — Talbert Ave., $3.6 million

April  

Back-office system and customer service operation services for the I-405 Improvement Project in Orange County, $30 million

Companies interested in helping OCTA address some of these initiatives may find these links helpful:

OCTA CIO Contact Information:

William Mao, bmao@octa.net

714-560-6282

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-mao-69867332/

Link to 2019-20 Approved Budget: http://www.octa.net/pdf/FY2019-20_Approved_Budget.pdf

How to do business with OCTA: https://cammnet.octa.net/business-accordion/