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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 20, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: BUS ENGINE IGNITION COILS
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year, Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract No. MA102753000 to Cummins, Inc. the responsive and responsible bidder for ignition coils. The contract one-year base amount is $2,521,828.80 inclusive of sales tax, and the one-year option amount is $2,585,163.60, inclusive of sales tax, for a total contract amount of $5,106,992.40, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
This procurement is for the acquisition of ignition coils which are required for maintaining the safe and reliable operation of the bus fleet. They are used by the bus maintenance department while repairing the Cummins Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines in Metro buses.
Award of this contract will ensure operating divisions have adequate inventory to repair and maintain the buses according to Metro maintenance standards to ensure service continuity and avoid any interruption to Metro operations.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro Bus Maintenance performs regularly scheduled work on all buses as part of their Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP). The replacement of the ignition coils in the engine is part of the PMP. Ignition coils can fail due to the advanced mileage and heavy-duty service provided by the Metro bus fleet. A failed ignition coil will result in the bus being taken out of service due to poor performance or visible exhaust emissions. The proper functioning of the ignition coil ensures that the CNG engine remains operational, which is essential to ensuring the performance, reliability, and safety of the Metro bus fleet.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Ignition coils are an electronic engine management component that are part of the bus ignition system. The ignition coil is the comp...
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