DIVISIONS ADMIN & FINANCE

Contract Opportunities & Request for Proposals

SBCAG solicits for contract opportunities on a variety of projects, including highway planning, engineering and construction, professional consulting, and other services.  These opportunities require the expertise of a wide range of professionals and corporations in a number of different disciplines.

View the SBCAG Standard Contract.
Pacific Surfliner (LOSSAN) contract opportunities are listed on the CAMMNET website.
CURRENT CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES
​SBCAG has partnered with ProcureNow and is excited to announce our transition to a fully automated, web-based electronic bidding and vendor management system. Below are the bids and proposals currently being solicited and the corresponding closing dates for each.  Our new e-Procurement Portal will allow interested parties to do the following:
 
  • Register to bid and receive notifications of future opportunities in the e-Procurement Portal by selecting Subscribe to create an account.
  • Follow updates to existing solicitations by finding the solicitation and clicking the Follow button. This will allow all interested parties to received amendments and addenda automatically.
  • Submit questions and receive answers for open solicitations.
  • Guide vendors through the process of responding electronically to RFPs, bids, etc. to ensure submissions have been accurately completed.
  • Ultimately, be your one location for all bid opportunities issued by SBCAG.
REGISTER FOR BID OPPORTUNITIES 
To get started, click here and subscribe. You’ll receive an email to activate your account. For more information about how to register, please see our help file here.
 
THERE IS NO COST FOR VENDORS TO REGISTER WITH PROCURENOW.
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Opportunity
Request for Proposals for Commuter Bus Operations and Maintenance for the Clean Air Express Service
Description
The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) is soliciting proposals from qualified firms for operation of the Clean Air Express commuter bus service. The Clean Air Express is a fixed route, long distance commuter bus service currently operating in Santa Barbara County that is funded, managed, and administered by SBCAG. A private contractor currently operates the Clean Air Express under a contract with SBCAG that will expire on October 29, 2021.
Deadline
Submissions are due August 10th, 2021 at 4 p.m. PST
Contact
Please send proposals to hdepass@sbcag.org
Download
Clean Air Express RFP

Clean Air Express: Important Documents:
​Includes Attachments: 
A - Clean Air Express Characteristics 
B - Sample Agreement
C - Proposal Cost Forms
D - Workers Compensation
E - List of Subcontractors 
F - Certification Regarding Lobbying
Reponses to Questions: 67 questions where submitted for the Clean Air Express RFP. 

Click Here for Responses

Invoice Records as Needed:
- Operating Expenses
- Repairs
- Insurance

AVTA Maintenance Records

Recent Fleet Maintenance Records

PUBLIC NOTICE 
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Overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal and Methodology
Proposed Goal for Federal Fiscal Years 2022 - 2024

Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) is dedicated to serving our community, including those businesses contracting with SBCAG on Federally funded transit projects. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is designed to remedy ongoing discrimination and the continuing effects of past discrimination in federally-assisted transportation contracting opportunities. SBCAG is proposing a three-year DBE goal of three percent on all Federally supported transit contracts with the objective to level the playing field by providing small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts. 

The proposed DBE goal and methodology is available for review here.

Public Information Session
A public online meeting on the goal and methodology will be held via Zoom Webinar on:
 
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. 
Thursday, July 8, 2021 
Click Here for Zoom Webinar Link
Meeting ID: 836 9609 1500
Webinar Passcode: 246479
 
Request for Public Comment on Proposed DBE Goal
If you would like to have a hard copy of the report mailed to you, please contact Martha Gibbs at (805) 961-8916 or mgibbs@sbcag.org. SBCAG staff is also available to meet through an on-line meeting or phone call to respond to inquiries and receive comments on the proposed DBE goal and methodology. Written inquiries and comments may also be sent to:
 
Martha Gibbs, Chief Financial Officer/Human Resource Director
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
 
SBCAG will consider all comments received by July 27, 2021 before submitting the proposed draft goal to the Federal Transit Administration by August 1, 2021. SBCAG will continue to receive comments up to SBCAG adoption of the goal on August 19, 2021.
 
*This notice is in accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (49 C.F.R Part 26).