J-141 (RFI), Public Address System Replacement

The Orange County Sanitation District (OC SAN) is conducting an early‑market outreach (RFI) for professional design services to replace and modernize its public‑address (PA) system across wastewater treatment plants, the headquarters campus, and seven coastal pump stations. The effort will evaluate current coverage, replace aging equipment, integrate new Ethernet/IP‑based platforms, expand communications to remote sites, and align with emergency mass‑notification systems. Firms with experience in PA, mass‑notification, industrial communications, networked audio, and fiber/Ethernet design are invited to submit interest, licensing information, and relevant project experience. Responses are due July 13 2026; questions must be submitted by June 29 2026. The RFI precedes a formal RFP for the design work. • Scope: Planning, evaluation, and detailed engineering design of a unified, Ethernet/IP‑based PA system for multiple utility facilities. • Target facilities: Two wastewater treatment plants, headquarters campus, and seven coastal pump stations. • Required expertise: Public‑address/mass‑notification systems, industrial communications, networked audio, fiber‑optic/Ethernet design, utility‑wide communications integration. • Deliverables (anticipated): System coverage analysis, equipment replacement specifications, integration strategy, communications solution for pump stations, network/fiber assessment, recommendations for future growth. • Procurement timeline: RFI response by July 13 2026 → RFP issuance thereafter → design services contract to follow.