105-26 Signal Heads, Hardware, LEDs & Accessories
| Location: | Ohio |
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| Posted: | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Due: | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Agency: | State Government of Ohio |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Solicitation No: | SRC0000035971 |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
| Solicitation ID: | SRC0000035971 |
| Solicitation Name: | 105-26 Signal Heads, Hardware, LEDs & Accessories |
| Original Begin Date: | 12/19/2025 10:42:03 AM |
| Begin Date: | 12/19/2025 10:42:03 AM |
| End Date: | 1/13/2026 1:00:00 PM |
| Inquiry End Date: | 1/8/2026 1:00:00 PM |
| Commodity: | Traffic control |
| MBE Set Aside: | MBE Set Aside |
| Agency: | DOT-Dept of Transportation |
| Solicitation Status: | Open for Bidding |
| Solicitation Type: | Invitation To Bid (ITB) |
Solicitation General Information
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Solicitation ID
SRC0000035971
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Solicitation Name
105-26 Signal Heads, Hardware, LEDs & Accessories
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Lot #
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Open for Bidding
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1
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Begin Date
12/19/2025 10:42:03 AM (ET)
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1/13/2026 1:00:00 PM (ET)
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Inquiry End Date
1/8/2026 1:00:00 PM
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Summary
The purpose of this invitation to bid is to establish term contract pricing for ODOT approved Traffic Signal Heads, LED Signal Lamps, and Traffic Signal Hardware. |
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Process
OhioBuys training materials can be located at this site: https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers/resources/Bidder+and+Supplier+Training/02_OB+training |
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ITB 105 Signal Heads, Hardware, LEDs & Accessories
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
Section 1: Intent
The purpose of this invitation to bid is to establish term contract pricing for ODOT approved Traffic Signal
Heads, LED Signal Lamps, and Traffic Signal Hardware.
Section 2: Contract Duration
The effective duration of this contract shall be One Year from the Date of Award
Section 3: Free on Board (F.O.B.) Place of Destination
Please be advised, the vendor must honor any bid price submitted in this Invitation to Bid for all of ODOT’s
twelve (12) Districts and eighty-eight (88) counties in the State of Ohio. All deliveries shall be Free on
Board (F.O.B.) to any of ODOT’s twelve (12) Districts and eighty-eight (88) county destination locations in
the State of Ohio. Purchase orders when issued, will detail specific destination points. The Department will
not accept any additional charges for these deliveries.
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
Central Office ITS Lab
1885 North McCullough Street
Lima, Ohio 45801
317 East Poe Rd
Bowling Green, OH 43402
906 North Clark Avenue
Ashland, Ohio 44805
2088 S. Arlington St.
Akron, OH 44306
9600 Jacksontown Road
Jacksontown, Ohio 43030
400 East William Street
Delaware, Ohio 43015
1001 Saint Marys Avenue
Sidney, Ohio 45365
505 South State Route 741
Lebanon, OH 45036
650 Eastern Ave.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
338 Muskingum Drive, Marietta,
OH 45750
2201 Reiser Ave.
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663
5500 Transportation Boulevard,
Garfield Heights, OH 44125
1606 West Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43223
Section 4: Delivery
Delivery shall be made within 60 calendar days upon written or verbal notification of a valid State of Ohio
purchase order or State credit card.
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4.1: Delivery Hours
All deliveries shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding State holidays, unless special permission is granted by the Department to temporarily waive or
adjust this requirement.
Section 5: Minimum Order for FOB Delivery: $250.00
a. Orders meeting or exceeding the minimum shall be shipped F.O.B Place of Destination at the unit bid
price.
b. Orders amounting to less than the minimum shall be shipped at the unit price quoted, prepaid with
freight/shipping charges added to the invoice. Copies of freight/shipping charges are to be included
with the invoice.
c. No minimum shall apply to an order picked up by the Department of Transportation at the vendor
location, at the unit price quoted.
d. Awarded vendors shall be expected to accept credit card payments for purchases up to $2,500.
Section 6: Bid Evaluation and Award
Award of this invitation to bid will be made to all responsive and responsible bidders (i.e. multiple award).
Please note that that many items in this invitation to bid have been grouped together for compatibility
purposes, but may be ordered individually by item by the Department.
Section 7: Descriptive Literature
All bidders should submit with their bid descriptive literature that fully describes the items being bid. The
descriptive literature should be submitted on a CD or flash drive containing color pdf (Portable Document
Format) files arranged with a separate directory for each Group of the contract. Printed materials may
also be submitted in addition to the required media device.
Both electronic and printed literature should clearly show by callout, circle, highlight or similar means
those items being specified for bid and the contract item number.
Section 8:
Failure to submit this descriptive literature may cause the Department to deem your bid as non-
responsive.
Specification Statement
Vendors are required to provide the requested OEM or approved non-OEM repair parts as listed by part
number or an approved equal that will be fully compatible to existing material. It will be the vendor’s
responsibility to verify that Non-OEM parts meet or exceed the requirements of OEM parts. If no part
number is listed, it can be assumed that various models of devices / equipment may be approved to be
acceptable.
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The name brand and model number of the Equipment provided for consideration must be listed on the
Department’s Qualified Products List (QPL) and/or Traffic Approved List (TAP), where applicable. All
equipment shall be in conformance with the types, models and systems as specified. Equipment shall
comply with applicable sections of the current ODOT Construction and Material Specifications and
Standard Construction Drawings (SCDs).
Major items or assemblies of equipment shall bear a nameplate, indelible marking or brand that shall
identify it as to type, model, catalog number and manufacturer.
Manufacturers' guarantees or warranties on all traffic signal control equipment shall be transferred to
ODOT upon delivery and acceptance of the equipment. Items shall carry a minimum 60-month warranty
as required per ODOT CMS and Supplemental Spec 800.
Any bid item(s) removed from the Department’s QPL or TAP lists, at any point through the duration of this
contract, will be removed from the awarded contract effective immediately.
8.1 Signal Head Housing and Accessories
A. Bull Rings shall be compatible with the strength of 5/8” wire rope, CMS 732.18
8.2 Signal Head Housing and Accessories
8.2.1 Vehicular Signal Head Housing
8.2.1.1 General
A. These specifications cover a one-way one/two/three/four/five vehicular traffic signal and it’s mounting
hardware
B. The lens opening shall be nominal 12".
C. Each signal shall include: housing, doors, visors and wiring devices. Lamps are to be furnished with
the signals if specified in the pricing sheet.
D. Signals shall be delivered assembled, except for visors. 5-section heads shall be assembled in the
cluster (“doghouse”) configuration. 2-section head shall be assembled for standard ramp meter
operations (red over green if LED-installed).
E. The signal shall be designed to operate on 120 VAC, 60Hz single phase power.
8.2.1.2 Housing and Door
A. The signal body sections shall be securely fastened together and shall have openings in the top and
bottom of each section of 2" in diameter to permit entrance of 1-1/2" pipe.
B. The door shall be so designed that when the visor is mounted on the door no light will be visible
between the visor and door when the optical unit is illuminated.
C. Door hinges shall be designed to ensure that an opened door will not fall off if the signal is inverted.
D. The housing and door shall be of cast aluminum alloy or polycarbonate as specified in the order.
E. Door hinges of 5-section heads will all be placed on the same side, such that the doors all swing open
in the same direction
8.2.1.3 Visor
A. Each signal face shall have an aluminum cut-a-way, open-bottom tunnel visor, or tunnel visor for each
signal section as specified.
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B. The visor shall be detachable and be 11 to 12 inches in length.
C. The back edge of the visor shall have four lugs or "bayonet type" slots.
8.2.1.4 Optical Unit
The LED signal lamps shall be included with the signal head only if specified on the pricing sheet.
8.2.1.5 Span Wire Clamps
The cable clamp shall be cast of aluminum with ¾-inch slot to fit tightly to cable entrance adapter with no
lateral gap. It shall be of adequate strength to support a 4 way - 3 section head assembly and designed to
securely clamp onto a 3/8" or 1/2” messenger wire. The material shall be chemically compatible with
galvanized steel messenger wire. Two clamping bolts shall secure the clamp to the messenger. A "shoe"
shall bear on the wire to evenly distribute the clamping pressure on the wire. A ½" minimum diameter
cross pin shall be used to support the signal.
8.2.1.6 Cable Entrance Adapter
The cable entrance adapter shall mount on the end of the signal section. The entrance adapter shall
provide for the entrance of at least 1" diameter cable into the signal and shall have a composition bushing
to fit tight on the cable to exclude dust and moisture and to prevent contact between the cable and the
casting. A neoprene gasket placed under the clamp washer in the top signal section shall effectively seal
the entrance adapter on the signal to make a weatherproof connection, and shall have a minimum
thickness of 3/32 inch. The entrance adapter shall provide a selection of full-bushing "suspension points"
to permit balancing the signal. It shall be possible to rotate it to any position about the vertical axis of the
signal and securely lock it in the desired position with simple tools. The entrance adapter shall have
adequate strength to support a 4 way - 3 unit head assembly. The adapter shall be of thread-locked tri-
stud 5/16 inch design with a "clover leaf" opening in the retaining washer. All hardware used to join
optical sections together shall be made of stainless steel, including the “cloverleaf” washer. Clarification
to specifications: The cable entrance adapter shall be cast aluminum with a ¾-inch tab that fits tightly into
the hanger with no play. It shall have a two-hole mounting tab to accept extension hangers as per
published ODOT Standard Construction Drawing TC-85.22. A short two-hole extender with steel insert
bushing shall be provided to complete the hanger assembly, as shown in the Standard Construction
Drawing.
8.2.1.7 Spreader Brackets
Spreader brackets shall provide for 2-way (180 degree), 3-way (120 degree) and 4-way (90 degree)
mounting of two, three or four signal faces to make multi-face signals. The brackets shall permit the
entrance of control cable into the signal faces. The spreaders shall permit the spacing and securing of
the signal faces. The bracket arms shall connect to the signal section through the mounting hole in the
end of the signal section. A weatherproof connection shall be provided between the bracket and signal
section. Unrestricted aiming adjustment, rotation of the signal about its vertical axis, shall be possible.
The signal section shall lock to the bracket arm with simple tools. Spreader brackets shall have a
minimum thickness of 1/8 inches.
A cover plate over the access hole under the central hub area of the bracket shall be provided to facilitate
the fishing of the cable into the bracket arms. Arm lengths shall be sufficient to mount and permit aiming
of 8" and 12" signal sections. All brackets shall be free from sharp edges that would damage the cable or
wires in the bracket arms.
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8.2.1.8 Signal Head and Backplate Color
The inside surface of the visors shall have a finish of flat black. All other exterior surfaces of the signal
head and hardware shall have a finish of Federal Yellow or Gloss Black (as specified on the order), to
closely agree with the Federal Standard 595, Color 13655 or Color 17038. The coating system used shall
be durable, uniform, and weather resistant. The color shall be specified on the purchase order.
Polycarbonate signal heads shall have color integral to the resin, conforming to the color Standards listed
above, as specified on the purchase order.
For steel and aluminum supports/components, including backplates, follow Supplemental Spec 916.
8.3 12” LED Traffic Signal Lamps
Only lamps on the pre-qualified list will be accepted, except as noted below for your bid will be considered
non-responsive and ineligible for award if you bid a lamp that is not on the pre-qualified list. This does not
apply to the bimodal lamp for flashing yellow arrow installations, as it has not yet been through the TAP
process. Bimodal signal heads shall have optical (not clear) lens assemblies
Red LED arrows shall be certified in writing by the manufacturer to meet ITE July 1, 2007 VTSCH Vehicle
Arrow Traffic Signal Supplement or the latest adopted version as listed on the ITE website at time of bid,
and independent test lab reports shall be provided.
Web Link for Authorized Lamps, Arrows and PED’s:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Operations/Traffic/Pages/tap.aspx
8.4 Low Voltage 12” LED Traffic Signal Lamps
A. The traffic signal lamp shall operate on 10-28 VDC
B. It shall maintain 70% of the initial lumen intensity after 100,000 hours of operation
C. It shall meet or exceed the ITE VTCSH LED Circular Signal Supplement standards for conditioning
(ITE 6.4.2), mechanical vibration (ITE 6.4.3.1), temperature cycling (ITE 6.4.3.2), luminous intensity
(ITE 6.4.4.4.1-4), chromacity (ITE 6.4.4.1-6.4.4.4), and uniformity (ITE 6.4.4.5)
D. This product shall come with a minimum 5-year Limited Warranty
8.5 12” LED Traffic Signal Lamps w/ 15 Year Warranty
These signal lamps must contain improved circuit components and encapsulation versus the standard
product to ensure proper operation during the 15 year warranty period.
8.6 Snow-Resistant 12” Signal Head Lens Cover
This item consists of a signal lens cover that’s purpose is to reduce snow buildup on and around a signal
lens allowing for clearer indication during inclement weather. This item shall fit over a 12” signal head lens
and shall include any clips or fasteners necessary to fit it flush.
8.7 LED No Right Turn Blank Out Sign
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