STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES – PROCUREMENT DIVISION

LIMIT TO BRAND (LTB) INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)

Buccal Kits

IFB NUMBER: 0820-30

November 12, 2025

Procurement Official:

Jack LaFrancesca Procurement Division One-Time Acquisitions Unit 707 Third Street, Second Floor West Sacramento, CA 95605 Jack.LaFrancesca@dgs.ca.gov

(279) 946-8062 RETURN BY: November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM PT

RETURN BID TO:

OTA@dgs.ca.gov

Procurement Division, One Time Acquisitions | State of California | California Government Operations Agency 707 Third Street, 2nd Floor | West Sacramento, CA 95605 | (916) 376-5000 | www.dgs.ca.gov

SCOPE

This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is a One Time Acquisition conducted by the State of California, Department of General Services, Procurement Division (DGS-PD) to cover the requirements of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for Buccal Kits as described meeting the requirements of Attachment 1A – Kit Specifications, Attachment 1B – Administrative Requirements, and Attachment 2 – Cost Worksheet.

KEY ACTION DATES

Contractor shall provide the requested LTB IFB documents via email to the Procurement Official listed below in accordance with the following schedule:

5:00PM (PT)

2:00PM (PT) *

METHOD OF AWARD

The DOJ has received Limit to Brand (LTB) approval from the Department of General Services (DGS). Bidding is limited to the Qiagen brand EasiCollect+ devices. DGS has determined there are unique performance factors necessary to achieve DOJ’s objectives. To be considered eligible for this award, the awarded contractor must be authorized to sell Qiagen products and must comply with the requirements contained herein.

BIDDER INSTRUCTIONS

The Bidder Instructions (rev 11/09/2011) include the Bidder’s and the State’s rights and responsibilities for the bidding process, unless otherwise specified in this solicitation.

PROCUREMENT OFFICIAL

The Procurement Official and back-up contact information for this RFQ is listed below:

Procurement Official: Jack LaFrancesca Telephone: (279) 946-8062 Email: Jack.LaFrancesca@dgs.ca.gov

Backup Procurement Official: Tomasa Lovato Telephone: (279) 799-4203 Email: Tomasa.Lovato@dgs.ca.gov

The Procurement Official shall be the single point of contact. All inquiries and questions must be directed to only this person. Oral communications are discouraged and shall not be binding to the State. Bidders should only rely on written statements issued by the Procurement Official.

Required Documents shall be submitted in accordance with Section 13, Response List.

BID SPECIFICATIONS

Respondent shall comply with Attachment 1A – Kit Specifications, Attachment 1B – Administrative Requirements, and Attachment 2 – Cost Worksheet.

DESIGNATION OF REQUIREMENTS

The State has established certain requirements with respect to bids to be submitted by prospective contractors. The use of “must,” “shall” or “will” (except to indicate simple futurity) in the IFB indicates a requirement or condition that is mandatory. A deviation, if not material, may be waived by the State. A deviation from a requirement is material if the deficient response is not in substantial accord with the IFB requirements, provides an advantage to one bidder over other bidders, or has a potentially significant effect on the delivery, quantity or quality of items bid, amount paid to the Contractor, or on the cost to the State. Material deviations cannot be waived.

The words “should” or “may” in the IFB indicate desirable attributes or conditions but are non-mandatory in nature. Deviation from, or omission of, such a desirable feature, even if material, will not in itself cause rejection of the bid.

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The State objects to and will not evaluate or consider any additional terms or conditions submitted by a Bidder. This applies to any language appearing in documents attached as part of the bidder’s response. In signing and submitting the Agreement Cover Letter, the Bidder agrees that any additional terms and conditions whether submitted intentionally or inadvertently, shall have no force or effect. Bids with terms and conditions attached may be subject to rejection.

RESPONSIBLE RESPONDENT

DGS-PD may require Contractor to submit evidence of their qualifications. This includes, but is not limited to, the necessary number of personnel with the skills required, equipment of appropriate type and sufficient quantity, financial resources sufficient to complete performance under the agreement, and experience in similar endeavors. If such information is required, the Contractor will be notified to submit the required information.

LTB IFB SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Response submission items are included as part of this IFB or are included electronically by link. If Respondent is unable to download an electronic document, contact the procurement official to request the document.

AGREEMENT COVER LETTER AND CONTRACT PROVISIONS

Agreement Cover Letter shall be signed by an individual who is authorized to bind the Contractor firm contractually.

It is unlawful for any person engaged in business within this state to sell or use any article or product as a “loss leader” as defined in Section 17030 of the Business and Professions Code.

By signing the Agreement Cover Letter and submitting a bid, Respondent is agreeing to accept all the terms and conditions contained herein without addition or modification including the general provisions shown below:

Department of General Services Procurement Division, Non-Information Technology - General Provisions - Goods, DGS PD 401-NITGP (Goods)

Respondent also agrees to comply with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and orders of the United States and the State of California.

COST WORKSHEET

To be considered for award, all line items in Attachment 2 – Cost Worksheet must be completed.

Prices shall be all inclusive.

NARRATIVE RESPONSE

Complete Attachment 3 – Narrative Response to provide the requested information.

SELLER’S PERMIT AND SECRETARY OF STATE

Respondent must provide their Seller’s Permit number and their Secretary of State (SOS) certification number, if a corporation or limited liability company, on Attachment 3 – Narrative Response.

A copy of the Seller’s Permit or certification of registration, and, if applicable, the permit or certification of all participating affiliates issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) must be provided with the bid / or within five (5) days of request from the State or the bid may be deemed non-responsive.

If applicable, SOS certification must be approved and in “Active” status prior to contract award.

DECLARATION FORMS

Respondent must complete the Bidder Declaration Form (GSPD-05-105) and include it with the response.

PAYEE DATA RECORD

Upon request of the State, complete and submit the Payee Data Record (STD 204).

POSTCONSUMER-CONTENT CERTIFICATION

State agencies are required to report purchases in many product categories. To comply with those requirements, complete and return the Postconsumer-Content Certification.

DARFUR CONTRACTING ACT

Complete and submit Darfur Contracting Act form if company currently or within the previous three (3) years has had business activities or other operations outside of the United States. If this does not apply, indicate by checking “No” on Attachment 3 - Narrative Response.

Public Contract Code §§ 10475 -10481 applies to any company that currently or within the previous three (3) years has had business activities or other operations outside of the United States. For such a company to bid on or submit a proposal for a State of California contract, the company must certify that it is either a) not a scrutinized company; or b) a scrutinized company that has been granted permission by the DGS to submit a proposal.

A scrutinized company is a company doing business in Sudan as defined in Public Contract Code § 10476. Scrutinized companies are ineligible to, and cannot, bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a State agency for goods or services (Public Contract Code § 10477(a)), unless written permission from the Director of DGS to bid on this procurement has been granted (Public Contract Code § 10477(b)).

CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to PCC § 2010, any Bidder entering into or renewing an agreement over $100,000 on or after January 1, 2017, shall certify all of the following:

A. That they comply with the Unruh Civil Rights Act (§ 51 of the Civil Code).

B. That they comply with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Chapter 7 (commencing with § 12960) of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

C. (1) That any policy that they have against any sovereign nation or peoples recognized by the government of the United States, including, but not limited to, the nation and people of Israel, is not used to discriminate in violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (§ 51 of the Civil Code) or the FEHA (Chapter 7 (commencing with § 12960) of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (2) Any policy adopted by a person or actions taken thereunder that are reasonably necessary to comply with federal or state sanctions or laws affecting sovereign nations, or their nationals shall not be construed as unlawful discrimination in violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (§ 51 of the Civil Code) or the FEHA (Chapter 7 (commencing with § 12960) of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Respondent is required to submit the California Civil Rights Laws Certification form with response.

IRAN CONTRACTING ACT

Bidder must either a) certify it is not on the current list of persons engaged in investment activities in Iran created by DGS pursuant to PCC 2203(b) and is not a financial institution extending $20 million or more in credit to another person/vendor, for 45 days or more, if that other person/vendor will use the credit to provide goods or services in the energy sector in Iran and is identified on the current list of person engaged in investment activities in Iran created by DGS; or b) demonstrate it has been exempted from the certification requirement pursuant to PCC section 2203(c) or (d).

The DGS list of entities prohibited from contracting with public entities in California in accordance with the Iranian Contracting Act, 2010, can be found at DGS Iran Contracting Act Ineligibility List

Bidder shall submit their response on Attachment 3 – Narrative Response. Failure to submit a response will result in the bid being considered non-responsive.

GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GenAI) The State of California seeks to realize the potential benefits of GenAI, through the development and deployment of GenAI, while balancing the risks of these technologies.

Bidder/Offeror must notify the State in writing if it: (1) intends to provide GenAI as a deliverable to the State; or (2), intends to utilize GenAI, including GenAI from third parties, to complete all or a portion of any deliverable that materially impacts: (i) functionality of a State system, (ii) risk to the State, or (iii) Contract performance. For avoidance of doubt, the term "materially impacts" shall have the meaning set forth in State Administrative Manual (SAM) 4986.2.

Failure to report GenAI to the State may result in disqualification. The State reserves its right to seek any and all relief it may be entitled to as a result of such non-disclosure.

Upon notification by a Bidder/Offeror of GenAI as required, the state reserves the right to incorporate GenAI Special Provisions into the final contract or reject bids/offers that present an unacceptable level of risk to the state.

Government Code 11549.64 defines “Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)” as an artificial intelligence system that can generate derived synthetic content, including text, images, video, and audio that emulates the structure and characteristics of the system’s training data.

Bidder shall provide the above notifications by completing the GenAI portion in Attachment 3 – Narrative Response. Failure to report GenAI to the State may result in disqualification.

ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

Bidder shall comply with all additional administrative requirements as detailed in the Attachment – 1B Administrative Requirements.

ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING (EPP)

DGS-PD is responsible for the implementation of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) as mandated by PCC §§ 12400-12404. By signing Agreement Cover Letter, the Bidder is certifying that the products offered under this solicitation are in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s Guidelines for the Use of Environmental Marketing Terms, per PCC § 12404.

RESPONSE LIST

Include the following documents and attachments as required in the IFB. Document links are contained in each applicable section when not attached to the solicitation.

Required with Response Checklist

Agreement Cover Letter

Attachment 2 – Cost Worksheet

Attachment 3 – Narrative Response

Bidder Declaration Form (GSPD-05-105)

Postconsumer Recycled-Content Certification

California Civil Rights Laws Certification form

Required within five (5) days upon request of the State Description

Payee Data Record (STD 204)

Darfur Contracting Act

Sellers Permit

PUBLIC BID READINGS

All bids received by the due date and time will be opened and read at a public bid reading. Bid readings will be conducted through Microsoft Teams. All participating Bidders and interested parties may attend by using the Microsoft Teams access information below:

Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Join the meeting now Call in: +1 916-245-8850,,130120254# Conference ID: 218 764 948 724 4

The cost opening will begin at the time and date indication in Section 2, Key Action Dates. Participants are encouraged to call in on time to be admitted.

SALES TAX

The State will calculate Sales Tax when creating the Purchase Order. Sales Tax is assessed based upon where the products are physically received.

ATTACHMENTS

Modify as needed - Identify all attachments and mark each attachment with applicable number; common attachments are shown below; these attachments are to be uploaded to Cal eProcure The following list identifies the applicable Attachments for this solicitation:

· Agreement Cover Letter

· Attachment 1A – Technical Specifications

· Attachment 1B – Administrative Requirements

· Attachment 2 – Cost Worksheet

· Attachment 3 – Narrative Response

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