NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
this is not a competitive bid/proposal
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Procurement Policy provides that sole source procurements may be used
only when the Award of a Contract is infeasible under other source selection methods, and at least one of the
following circumstances applies: (a) The required goods or services are of a specialized nature requiring
expertise that is only available from a single source; (b) The public exigency or emergency for the required
goods or services will not permit a delay resulting from competitive solicitations; (c) After solicitations of a
number of sources, competition is determined inadequate.
The UTA Purchasing Department has received a request to make the following Sole Source Procurement:
Product and/or Service to be purchased: Light Rail Vehicle Structural Repair.
Contract Duration: 1/2026 – 12/2026 (Approximately)
Proposed Sole Source Supplier: Siemens
Estimated Total: NTE $224,127.00
Sole Source Justification: Siemens S70 Light Rail Vehicle. No competing light rail vehicle manufacturers
structural design will integrate into our Siemens S70 LRVs.
Siemens is the only vendor that owns the propriety designs, expertise and knowledge to accomplish this repair
of the structural members of the vehicle as the original manufacturer of the vehicle and verify that the repairs
bring the structure within original manufacture specifications.
Notice Start Date:
Jan. 7, 2026 4:00 PM MDT
Notice End Date:
Jan. 14, 2026 4:00 PM MDT
Due Date for Comments: Jan. 11, 2026 4:00 PM MDT
Earliest Date for Purchase: Jan. 2026
Action to be Taken:
No action is required if you agree this proposed purchase is a valid sole source. If for
any reason you do not agree with the proposed sole source procurement, you wish to
comment, or object, please email your comments noting so to Troy Hamilton, UTA
Manager of Procurement, at thamilton@rideuta.com prior to the “Due Date for
Comments” indicated above. Please do not submit questions, bids, no-bids, or
proposals in response this notice. This is a request for information only.
Bid Contact:
Troy Hamilton
thamilton@rideuta.com
Bid Comments:
669 WEST 200 SOUTH
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID OR PROPOSAL – THIS IS A PUBLIC
POSTING FOR A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ONLY.
A copy of information related to this sole source procurement will be made available
for public inspection, upon request, at the main office of UTA.
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101
TEL. 801.262.5626
www.rideuta.com