# Sacramento Regional Transit District PlanetBids #2026070

SacRT procurement for 10 frequency converters, 5 backup batteries, and commissioning

**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026070
**NAICS:** 335999

Sacramento Regional Transit District is seeking replacement frequency-conversion equipment with battery backup for five transit locations.
- **Buyer:** Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT), Procurement Services Department.
- **Requested equipment:** 10 solid-state 60 Hz-to-100 Hz frequency converters and 5 sealed lead-acid backup batteries. No replacement OEM or part number is specified.
  - Each converter: 9 kVA; 208/240 VAC, three-phase input; 480 VAC, 100 Hz, single-phase output; maximum dimensions of 63 in. high × 23.5 in. wide × 32 in. deep, excluding battery.
  - Required features include voltage alarms, overload shutdown and automatic restoration, input/output breakers, NEMA 1 indoor rating, and dry-contact transfer capability between converters at each location. Backup power must provide at least 20 minutes.
  - Existing equipment reference: **Abacus Controls, Inc. model 514-6M1**, which is identified as no longer available; it is not specified as the required replacement make or model.
- **Services and delivery:** Supply and ship the equipment, then commission and test it on site with SacRT representatives. Commissioning includes settings, electrical and operational testing, documentation, deficiency correction and retesting, and an operating demonstration. Shipping/freight is a separate lump-sum line item.
- **Schedule and notable requirements:** Deliver no later than 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. SacRT plans to install the first five converters and five batteries after receipt; contractor commissioning is due within 30 days after SacRT reports installation. The second converter at each location follows successful commissioning of the first. The contract ends upon acceptance. Requirements include a one-year product warranty unless a longer term applies, applicable FTA provisions, Buy America certification for rolling stock equipment, and a warranty bond equal to 10% of the final contract amount. No DBE participation goal is established.
- **Named prospective planholders (not identified as selected suppliers or manufacturers):** AB Group Inc.; Battery Technology Inc; Bell Electrical Supply Co., Inc.; Industrial Battery Services, Inc.; ITP Marketing; Kambrian Corporation; NAZ&CO; San Francisco Builders Exchange; Special Order Systems, Inc. DBA TeamSOS; Technology International, Inc.; Tourbillon Enterprises LLC; and Valley Contractors Exchange.

### Description

Sacramento Regional Transit District is seeking bids for a contractor to provide and commission ten replacement frequency converters and five backup batteries. The frequency converters must meet the specifications in Section 2.0 of the Invitation for Bid. Bids must be submitted electronically through SacRT’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal by November 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Local Time. No DBE goal has been established for this contract.

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