Special Event Rental Equipment
What this bid is
The County of Orange, through OC Community Resources, is asking vendors to bid on special event rental equipment under invitation for bid 012-3092302. The work is the supply of rental equipment for special events. The notice does not give quantities, item lists, budget, or the length of any contract beyond the attached model contract and scope of work.
The county is located in Santa Ana, California. Bids are due October 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT, and written questions must be submitted by October 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT through the solicitation's question and answer section. Bids must be submitted electronically through the county's OpenGov portal, and a free vendor account is needed to upload. Questions to other county staff are not allowed.
The notice lists performance and labor and material payment bond forms and a model contract as attachments. The county decides who, if anyone, is awarded the contract. Contact Mauricio Escobar, Procurement Contract Specialist, at mauricio.escobar@ocparks.com or (949) 923-3725.
Who should bid
Janitorial, General Contracting, Site Utilities, Low Voltage & Telecom contractors - the work is Santa Ana, CA.
Deadline
23 October 2026, 2:00 PM PDT (last confirmed 23 Oct)
How to submit
On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice
As the agency published it
County of Orange - OC Community Resources has issued invitation for bid (ifb), solicitation 012-3092302.
The County of Orange, OC Community Resources, (hereinafter referred to as County) is requesting competitive bids from qualified vendors (hereinafter referred to as Bidder) for Special Event Rental Equipment. The County has attempted to provide all information available. It is the responsibility of each Bidder to review, evaluate, and, where necessary, request any clarification prior to submission of a bid. The awarded Contract, (hereinafter referred to as Contract) will be between the County and awarded Bidder, (hereinafter referred to as Contractor) in accordance with the model contract terms, conditions and scope of work. This is a fully electronic solicitation – only electronic bids submitted through the County’s online bidding system will be allowed; no other form of bid submittals will be accepted. Prior to submitting a bid, Bidders are advised to carefully read the instructions below, including the model contract and any solicitation attachments and/or exhibits. For assistance on uploading proposals via County’s eProcurement Portal, please contact procurement-support@opengov.com or https://help.procurement.opengov.com/en/. All questions or requests for interpretations must be received within this solicitation's Question & Answer section as specified in the solicitation. Respondents are not to contact other County personnel with any questions or clarifications concerning this solicitation.
Brief description of project.
Responses are due October 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.
Questions must be submitted by October 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.
Commodity categories: Live Plant and Animal Material and Accessories and Supplies; Mineral and Textile and Inedible Plant and Animal Materials; Chemicals including Bio Chemicals and Gas Materials; Resin and Rosin and Rubber and Foam and Film and Elastomeric Materials; Paper Materials and Products; Fuels and Fuel Additives and Lubricants and Anti corrosive Materials; Mining and Well Drilling Machinery and Accessories; Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Machinery and Accessories.
Contact: Mauricio Escobar, Procurement Contract Specialist (mauricio.escobar@ocparks.com, (949) 923-3725).
3 documents are attached to the notice: Model Contract-Special Event Equipment; Labor_and_Material_Payment_Bond; Performance_Bond.
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ocgov/projects/278786. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - California. The agency's page is the one that counts.
What the notice says
- Submission
- This is a fully electronic solicitation – only electronic bids submitted through the County’s online bidding system will be allowed; no other form of bid submittals will be accepted.
- Questions due
- 16 Oct 2026
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- Questions close on 16 October, before the bid deadline.
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Important dates
Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions due | 16 October 2026, 2:00 PM PDT check | |
| Bid deadlinelast confirmed 23 Oct | 23 October 2026, 2:00 PM PDT check | closed |
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Where this came from
Collected from OpenGov Procurement - California, first seen 8 October 2026, last confirmed 23 October 2026.
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