IFB__25C076002_Repro_Maintenance_Service.pdf

This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) #25C076002 issued by the California Highway Patrol's (CHP) Business Services Section for Monthly Reproduction Equipment Maintenance Services. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide monthly maintenance and services for one Glunz & Jensen Platewriter 8000 with Dongles Plate Processor, located at the CHP Reproduction Unit in Sacramento. The contract is set to run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, with services to be performed during normal working hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Key dates include a bid release on May 15, 2025, with questions due by May 22, 2025, bids due on May 29, 2025, and a bid opening on the same day.

The contract includes monthly maintenance tasks such as replacing gum/finisher solution, running gum rinse programs, cleaning gum/finisher and wash rollers, checking mechanical components, and running nozzle cleaning and print targets. Software support for Xitron Navigator Harlequin RIP 8.3 Software is also required, along with unlimited unscheduled/emergency service calls and on-site support. The solicitation indicates that while the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation requirement is waived, the state provides a DVBE incentive. The total contract amount is to be determined (TBD), and the contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary supplies, materials, tools, equipment, labor, and other direct and indirect costs needed to perform the monthly reproduction equipment maintenance services.