Legislation Details

File #: 2026-4958    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Non-Consent Status: Final
File created: 5/26/2026 In control: ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
On agenda: 6/10/2026 Final action:
Title: REMOVALS TO THE PRE-APPROVED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) SOLE SOURCE LIST
Sponsors: Wally Ritchie
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. OEM List NEW (Clean)

FROM:                     Robert Thompson, General Manager

                     Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance 

 

SUBJECT:

 

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REMOVALS TO THE PRE-APPROVED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) SOLE SOURCE LIST

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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION

 

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RECOMMENDATION:  Recommend to the Board of Directors to:

Approve the following removals to the pre-approved OEM Sole Source List:

                     

                     Aanderaa Data Instruments - Current meters

                     Additel Corporation - Digital Pressure Test Gauges for Bay Bridge Pump Station

                     Alhambra Foundry - Manhole Frames & Covers

                     Altronic - CenGen Engine Ignition Subsystem Components

                     Ameron - Manhole Toppers

                     AM-Liner - Sewer Lining

                     Arc Wireless - Paging Services

                     Ashbrook (Bellmer/Winkler) - Sludge belt filter presses

                     Basler - Electrical protective relays and regulators

                     BR Frost Company - Jaw Clutch Assemblies

                     CECO Fybroc  - Pumps and Parts

                     Chemineer/NOV - Mixers

                     Chevrolet - Trunk Engine Replacements

                     Chevron - Chevron 5200 HDAX Low Ash 40 Lubricating Oil

                     Cla-Val - Reclaim Plant water backup for plant water system

                     Cleaver-Brooks - Burner elements

                     CSI/Emerson - MSP vibrations

                     Dr. Kristy Forsgren - Fish Liver Histopathology Analysis and Reporting

                     Eaton - Self-Cleaning Strainers

                     Eaton - Variable frequency drives for process pumps

                     Electrabond - coating of belt filter press rollers

                     Enfotech - Pre-Treatment Software

                     Essco - Submersible Pumps

                     Evident Scientific, Inc. - Olympus IPLEX GX Videoscope and related accessories

                     First American Real Estate - Online geographic realquest report

                     Ford Hall Company, Inc. - Weir Wolf/Algae Sweep Automation Cleaning Equipment                      Parts and Service

                     Gates Fiberglass Installers - On-site/Field Fiberglass  tank and ducting repairs

                     GE Inspection

                     Golden Bell - Insect Control

                     Gooch Thermal Systems, Inc.  - Spiral Heat Exchangers

                     Graham Corporation - Liquid Ring Pumps

                     Groth Corporation - Flame Arrestors and Parts

                     Guidance Software, Inc. - e-Discovery software

                     Howden Roots/Turblex - Aeration blowers service

                     Hydro Gate - Weir Gates & Parts

                     Innovyze, Inc. - Hydraulic Monitoring and CCTV Data

                     Integrated Turbo Machinery - Maintenance, repairs and service of steam turbine                       multi-stage rotor

                     Interscan/Gas Detection - 2 Point H2S Monitoring Systems

                     Iopredict Inc. - Test validation for Lead Instrumentation, Instrumentation Techs 1 &                      II

                     ITT Standard - Heat exchangers

                     LECO - GC Time of Flight mass spectrometer

                     M.K. Plastics Corporation - Flex connectors for foul air fans

                     Marlow - Process Pumps

                     McCrometer - MW510 Flowmeters

                     Met-Pro Technologies dba HEE/DUALL - Trickling Filter Fans

                     Midway Manufacturing & Machine - Custom brackets & fittings for vehicles/electric                      carts and portable equipment

                     Milton Roy - Pumps and Equipment

                     Mobius Institute - Mobius iLearnReliability Enterprise Training Product

                     Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) - Ocean Mooring Support

                     Motorola, Inc. - Radios

                     Moyno - Process Pumps

                     Moyno - Pumps, Parts and Grinders

                     Newport Dunes Resort and Marina - Marina Lease for Ocean Monitoring Program                      (OMP) Vessel

                     Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. - Modifications and Custom Equipment Installation on                       Welder Service Truck

                     Noria - Lube Awareness Training

                     Nuttal Gear - Gear Drive Assembly and Related Parts/Equipment

                     Oceco - Flame Arrestors on Digesters

                     Orange County Muffler - Bumper Mounted Tire Recovery System

                     Orange County Sheriff’s Department - Law Enforcement & Security Services

                     Parkson - Washer Compactor

                     Perkin Elmer - ICP Mass Spectrometer

                     Philadelphia Mixing Solutions LLC - Parts for rebuild and repairs of gearbox for                      Aeration Basins

                     PlanetBids, Inc. - Online vendor and bid management

                     Prominent Fluid Controls/PFC - Process metering pumps and drive assemblies

                     Pulsafeeder - Ferric injection pumps

                     Pulsafeeder - Pulsafeeder Engineered products and replacement parts for chemical                      pump station

                     Rand McNally - Thomas Bros Maps

                     RBMWare - Software and 2310 vibration analyzers

                     RBR - Electronic Water Quality Sensors

                     Retrofit Services Company - HVAC Controls System Maintenance

                     Rincon Truck Center - Diagnostics and Repairs of Diesel Engine Trucks

                     Robicon - Variable frequency drives for pumps

                     Rodney Hunt, Inc. - Diversion Gates and Actuators

                     Saft America - UPS Batteries

                     Sancon 100 Epoxy/Urethane - Coating System

                     SANS - Vouchers for Cyber Security Training

                     Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories - Equipment, materials, and services for                      electrical power system protective relays and load-shedding systems.

                     SDT Ultrasound Solutions - SDT Ultrasound instruments, hardware and software

                     Siemens Building Management System - Maintenance tech training for HVAC and                      instrumentation departments

                     Skalar - BOD Robotics

                     Snap-On - Smog Machine Repair Service

                     Sonetics - Wireless Headsets and System

                     Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) - Bight ’18                      Biological Impacts Assessment

                     Sparling Instruments - Process flowmeters

                     SPX Flow/Lightnin - Gear Box repair parts, equipment and service

                     Sulzer (Formerly ABS) - Pumps and Parts

                     Thermo Electron - ICP Atomic Emission Spectrometer and GC Mass Spectrometer

                     Tireshark - Traffic spikes

                     Titus - Composite Manhole Covers

                     Toshiba - HVK Circuit Breakers

                     Trident - Actuate Parts and Repairs

                     Trimble Water - Trimble Unity Software Licensing and Support

                     Turvac - Alignment Certification Training

                     Vapex Environmental Technologies - Sentinel Scrubber Monitor/Controller Products

                     Vaughan - Pump Maintenance and Parts

                     Verderflex

                     Vision Internet Solutions - Internet Website

                     Waterman Gates - Waterman engineered products, parts & equipment

                     Waters Corporation - Liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer

                     WSG & Solutions, Inc. - Grit Classifier Repair Parts

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BACKGROUND

 

The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) OEM Sole Source List displays approved original equipment manufacturers (OEM) by the Board added on a quarterly basis that require sole source procurement to maintain, service, or replace equipment currently in operation at District facilities, because the parts and/or service can only be provided by the OEM or their designated representative.

 

The List has been recently reviewed for updates and changes to OEMs by all department managers. The removals listed are due to an increase of bid thresholds, where a sole source no longer applies, obsolete equipment or the parts/services are no longer utilized at OC San.

 

RELEVANT STANDARDS

 

                     Ensure that the public’s money is wisely spent

 

PROBLEM

 

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PROPOSED SOLUTION

 

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TIMING CONCERNS

 

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RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION

 

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PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS

 

December 2016 - Minute Order 12(b) authorized the General Manager to ratify additions or deletions to the OEM Sole Source list on the General Manager’s quarterly approved purchases agenda report.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Other adjustments made to the OEM List include combining sole sources of the same manufacturer approved at different times but for different equipment/services. Staff also re-evaluated the OEM distributors, if any, and obtained updated sole source letters that declare whether that distributor was still their sole authorized distributor. If distributors changed, staff updated the list to show the correct distributor. Moving forward, staff will audit the OEM List on a regular basis and ensure that sole source letters are no older than three years.

 

CEQA

 

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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

 

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ATTACHMENT

The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OC San website (www.ocsan.gov) with the complete agenda package:

 

                     OEM List