C26730014__Rivers___San_Luis_Water_Testing___Analysis.pdf

State of California - Natural Resources Agency

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Rivers and Rancho San Luis Sectors

Water Testing & Analysis Bid Number: C26730014

Bids must be submitted electronically with all necessary fully executed bid submission documents as an attachment in Portable Document Format (PDF) to Contracts.CVD@parks.ca.gov no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 23, 2026. Bid submission time will be as of the electronic time stamp associated with when the electronic email submission was received. Submissions with attached PDF documents in excess of 10 Megabytes in size risk being rejected and can be deemed unresponsive.

DPR will provide an individual electronic email response confirming receipt of each submission received. If a confirmation receipt is not received within 30-minutes of submission, please contact Theresa.Acosta@parks.ca.gov at the email address above to confirm your bid was received. Confirmation receipt is not a representation by DPR that the submitted bid is responsive and complete. Bidders are responsible for ensuring that the electronic submission contains the attachment, is fully responsive and lacks any deficiency prior to submitting to the email address above. Failure to do so risks the bid being deemed unresponsive. It is recommended that Bidders submit bids at least an hour in advance of the bid submission deadline to allow for confirmation of bid submission. Bids will be opened publicly over conference-call at 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Individuals interested in calling into the Bid Opening must send their request into Contracts.CVD@parks.ca.gov to receive a conference participation access code. Please ensure a request for conference-call is submitted 24-hours in advance to allow DPR adequate time to accommodate all Bidders. Bids will be submitted for performing the work as follows:

Furnish all labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary to provide water test and analysis samples collected at the State Park's Rivers and Rancho San Luis Sectors complete and in accordance with the plans and specifications therefore and such addenda thereto as may be issued prior to bid opening date.

Estimated Contract Term: August 15, 2026, through August 14, 2029 Contract Performance Period: Three Years from Contract Execution Date

Instructions to Download Bid Package: Prospective bidders may examine and obtain the bid forms, specifications, plans and addenda (if any) by downloading this bid package from the Department of General Services' (DGS) website at:

https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/Events-BS3/event-search.aspx. At the website go to Quicklinks, View/Search Bids, and enter Bid Number "C26730014" in the "Event Name" field. Click on the "Search" button to view the full advertisement and bid documents.

Questions and Answers: Any discrepancies, omissions, ambiguities, or conflicts in or among the contract documents or doubts as to meaning shall be brought to the State's attention by including your comments directly to Contract.CVD@parks.ca.gov NO LATER THAN 2 p.m., seven (7) calendar days prior to bid opening date. Answers will be provided by Addendum which will be posted within the Bid Solicitation located on the Cal eProcure

SAMPLE

Exhibit A, Attachment 1

Specifications

Contractor: TBD

Agreement No.: C26730014

This contract will be for three years and requires the contractor to pickup water samples from a pre-set drop site at San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area, 31426 Gonzaga Rd., Merced County, Gustine CA 95322. Estimated pick-up time is between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm once a month (usually Tuesday or Wednesday) plus some addition pick-ups for

"specials". The list shows routine water samples that need testing by an accredited portable water test laboratory and the type of sample needed. Vendor will supply all sample bottles needed by State Park staff to collect required samples.

36 Months sample schedule we have:

P/A 300

MPN 72

Nitrate 12

Nitrite 4

Pick-ups, up to 60

For 240 routine and 60 repeats/ specials if needed

2 Rawls per month at 2 sites of LT2

4 per year all due in 2028

Once a month, plus up to 24 specials

PIA= Presence Absence coliform sampling

MPN = Most probable Number coliform sampling

The laboratory will provide copies of test results to the State's Representative and State

Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The laboratory will also provide immediate notification of any sample positive (or failed) samples to designated staff and the SWRCB

Office of Drinking Water as required by California Department of Health Services

Regulations. The laboratory shall report present/absent and MPN, Nitrate & analytical results directly to the Department of Health Services electronically by the 10th day of the month, following the month in which the analyses were completed.