City of Tucson · Solicitation 270160

Water Treatment Cartridge Filters

Tucson, AZ City Posted Oct 14, 2026 Last verified Oct 27, 12:20 PM
Environmental & Abatement Site Utilities 3 days remaining

What this bid is

The City of Tucson Water Department wants to set up an annual requirements contract to buy water treatment cartridge filters that remove sediment at the Tucson Airport Remediation Project water treatment plant. The plant treats groundwater for chemicals including TCE, 1,4-dioxane and PFAS, and sends the treated water to the city's recycled water system. The notice says the City intends to award on total bid price but may choose based on what it considers most advantageous, and may make more than one award. Specifications are in the Scope of Work on the portal, and the City decides which bids to accept.

Bids are submitted electronically through the OpenGov portal, which requires a free vendor account. Questions are due 23 October 2026 at 2:00 PM MST. The notice describes a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on 20 October 2026 at 10:00 AM MST, held by Microsoft Teams or phone. Bids are due 30 October 2026 at 2:00 PM MST.

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Who should bid

Environmental & Abatement, Site Utilities contractors - the work is Tucson, AZ.

Deadline

30 October 2026, 2:00 PM MST (3 days remaining - last confirmed 27 Oct)

How to submit

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As the agency published it

City of Tucson - Water Department has issued invitation for bid, solicitation 270160.

The City of Tucson intends to establish an annual requirements contract for the purchase of water treatment cartridge filters for the removal of sediment at the Tucson Airport Remediation Project (TARP) Water Treatment Plant. Specifications are described in the Scope of Work. The City intends to award on the basis of the Total bid offered but reserves the right to award based on what is deemed to be the most advantageous to the City, and may result in multiple awards.

Tucson Water operates the TARP and the Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) Water Treatment Facility, with a current nominal design capacity of 7,200 gallons per minute (gpm). The facility treats groundwater to remove volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) including trichloroethylene (TCE), and 1,4-dioxane, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); and delivers the treated water to the city’s recycled water distribution system. The facility is part of a long-term remedial action being conducted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as, the Federal Superfund.

Responses are due October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM MST.

Questions must be submitted by October 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM MST.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM MST at Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/226962516818031?p=AN10dU3DCqvi3G6kED or Dial in by phone +1 213-293-2303,,834434077# United States, Los Angeles Find a local number Phone conference ID: 834 434 077#.

Commodity categories: Water Filters and Filter Elements (Except Boiler, Photographic Darkroom, and Swimming Pool): Cartridges, etc..

Contact: Sonya Lazo, Senior Contract Officer (sonya.lazo@tucsonaz.gov, (520) 837-4473).

6 documents are attached to the notice: Offer and Acceptance Page; 5369-B; HUD-5370C; COT ARPA Terms and Conditions; General Terms and Conditions Data Protection and AI; Appendix A.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/tucson-az/projects/302213. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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23 Oct 2026

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Bid deadline3 days remaining - last confirmed 27 Oct 30 October 2026, 2:00 PM MST check 3 days

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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Arizona, first seen 15 October 2026, last confirmed 27 October 2026.

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