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Sound Transit

· Other government entity

· Washington

Ballard Link Extension Innovative Technologies RFI

PROPOSALS DUE

October 12, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT

Closed

WHAT THEY WANT

(Summarized from the RFP)

Sound Transit is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence from qualified sources on innovative technologies and strategies that could reduce project costs or accelerate delivery of the Ballard Link Extension (BLE), a voter-approved Sound Transit 3 light rail project. This is not a solicitation and will not result in a contract award; it is a planning tool to inform potential future procurements.

CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED

1 change

WHAT OTHERS ASKED

No questions were answered in writing before it closed.

ABOUT THIS RFP

RFP number

RTA/RI 0174-26

Budget

Not Assigned

Published

Entity type

Other government entity

State

Washington

Summarized from the Sound Transit portal.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Responses must be emailed to Sound Transit – Procurement, Contracts, and Agreements at dccprocurementhelp@soundtransit.org. Each response must include a cover letter referencing RFI number RI 0174-26 and the title 'Ballard Link Innovative Technologies,' along with the submitter's legal entity name and a point of contact (name, email address, and phone number). Respondents who prefer to share ideas in person may submit meeting requests to the same email address. Telephone calls are not accepted. Sound Transit is not responsible for delays associated with electronic submission.

NAICS CODES & TAGS

541330

541690

541611

Transportation and Transit Planning

Policy Analysis

ACROSS 539 RFPS

MORE THAN

1 in 5

1 in 5

RFPs changed their terms while active.

A week of proposal work, based on the published terms.

A week of proposal work, based on the published terms.

DAY 1 · PUBLISHED

PUBLISHED

DAY 16 · THE TERMS CHANGE

DAY 16 · TERMS CHANGE

DAY 25 · DUE

DUE

25 days is the median window from publication to due date; day 16 is the median first change for the 113 that changed. 539 RFPs published and due: July 23 - Sept. 30, 2026.

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This RFP has closed

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A week of proposal work, based on the published terms.

A week of proposal work, based on the published terms.

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