Artificial Intelligence Platforms
ID: RFI-RB-466605
• State: California
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Background
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) is a public agency established in 1928, primarily tasked with providing supplemental water supply for domestic and municipal uses at wholesale rates to its member agencies.
Metropolitan imports water from the Colorado River and northern California, supplying nearly 60% of the water used within its service area. The agency consists of 26 member agencies and operates extensive facilities across a service area of 5,200 square miles. This Request for Information (RFI) aims to gather insights into Artificial Intelligence platforms that could enhance Metropolitan's operations and strategic planning.
Work Details
Metropolitan is seeking information on AI platforms capable of content generation, advanced reasoning, retrieval augmented generation, code generation, and various agentic applications.
The RFI aims to evaluate the capabilities, usability, performance, affordability, and accuracy of different AI products. Potential applications include RAG interfaces for structured and unstructured data, coding assistants, proofreading tools, local edge-AI model deployments, and agentic capabilities integrated with enterprise workflows. Respondents are encouraged to provide details about their organization’s AI strategy, services offered, data storage options, security measures, collaboration approaches with clients on AI projects, geographic coverage within California, and insights on industry trends.
Period of Performance
This RFI was issued on October 23, 2025. Responses are due by 11:00 a.m. on November 13, 2025.
Place of Performance
The contract will be performed within the service area of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California which includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties.
Bidder Requirements
Respondents must be registered on Metropolitan’s bid system to submit a response. There are no specific set-aside certifications or requirements mentioned in this RFI.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) is a public agency established in 1928, primarily tasked with providing supplemental water supply for domestic and municipal uses at wholesale rates to its member agencies.
Metropolitan imports water from the Colorado River and northern California, supplying nearly 60% of the water used within its service area. The agency consists of 26 member agencies and operates extensive facilities across a service area of 5,200 square miles. This Request for Information (RFI) aims to gather insights into Artificial Intelligence platforms that could enhance Metropolitan's operations and strategic planning.
Work Details
Metropolitan is seeking information on AI platforms capable of content generation, advanced reasoning, retrieval augmented generation, code generation, and various agentic applications.
The RFI aims to evaluate the capabilities, usability, performance, affordability, and accuracy of different AI products. Potential applications include RAG interfaces for structured and unstructured data, coding assistants, proofreading tools, local edge-AI model deployments, and agentic capabilities integrated with enterprise workflows. Respondents are encouraged to provide details about their organization’s AI strategy, services offered, data storage options, security measures, collaboration approaches with clients on AI projects, geographic coverage within California, and insights on industry trends.
Period of Performance
This RFI was issued on October 23, 2025. Responses are due by 11:00 a.m. on November 13, 2025.
Place of Performance
The contract will be performed within the service area of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California which includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties.
Bidder Requirements
Respondents must be registered on Metropolitan’s bid system to submit a response. There are no specific set-aside certifications or requirements mentioned in this RFI.
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Overview
Opportunity Type
RFI (Request for Information)
Opportunity ID
RFI-RB-466605
Response Deadline
Nov. 13, 2025
Past Due
Date Posted
Oct. 23, 2025
Source
Pre-Bid Conference
No
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$5,000,000 - $20,000,000
(AI estimate)
Agency Distribution
High
On 10/23/25 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in California issued RFI (Request for Information) Artificial Intelligence Platforms with ID RFI-RB-466605 due 11/13/25.
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