Valley Metro · Solicitation 2026-IFB-100

Buy America Bus Inspection Services

Statewide - AZ Special district Posted Sep 28, 2026 Last verified Oct 1, 9:20 PM
Surveying & Engineering 33 days remaining

Plain-English summary

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What the agency needs

Invitation For Bid from Valley Metro - Maricopa County, AZ

Valley Metro - Finance and Procurement has issued invitation for bid, solicitation 2026-IFB-100.

("Valley Metro" or "Agency"), invites sealed offers for for an up to contract commencing on or about. This procurement serves Valley Metro's strategic plan by supporting operational excellence

Responses are due November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM MST.

Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM MST.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM MST at When it's time, join your Webex meeting here. Join from the meeting link https://valley-metro.webex.com/valley-metro/j.php?MTID=m856f0e0ca2dce26d80de2fda710c5905 Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2499 123 6726 Meeting password: HDmJWxET259.

Commodity categories: Inspection Systems, Under Vehicle Type; Vehicle Inspection and Testing Services (Emissions, etc.); Inspection and Certification Services.

Contact: Gregg Thompson, Deputy Chief Bus Maintenance (gthompson@valleymetro.org, (503) 999-0337).

13 documents are attached to the notice: 1. DBE-N Clauses; FTA_Certifications 202504; 2. DBE-N Outreach Forms EO1-2-3; 3. DBE-N Annual SBPP; 4. 300 DBE-N Certification of Final Payment_PTD 02_20266; Offer Form rev 202403; Responsibility Questionnaire rev 202403; List of Proposed Subcontractors rev 202402.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/valleymetro/projects/288760. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Who should bid

Surveying & Engineering contractors - the work is Statewide - AZ.

Deadline

4 November 2026, 3:00 PM MST (33 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)

How to submit

On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice

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  • The notice describes a mandatory site visit or pre-bid meeting - a bid from anyone who did not attend is usually rejected unopened.
  • The notice lists a pre-bid meeting on 7 October - check whether attendance is mandatory.
  • Questions close on 14 October, before the bid deadline.

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Important dates

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EventDate and time
Pre-bid meetingcheck the notice for whether attendance is mandatory 7 October 2026, 1:00 PM MST check
Questions due 14 October 2026, 3:00 PM MST check
Bid deadline33 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct 4 November 2026, 3:00 PM MST check 33 days

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Where this came from

Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Arizona, first seen 29 September 2026, last confirmed 1 October 2026.

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