15-450 RE-BID Rental and Service of Portable Restroom at DMV Rancho San Diego CDTC

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is soliciting bids for a contract to provide rental and service of an ADA-compliant portable restroom at the Rancho San Diego Commercial Drive Test Center located in El Cajon. The procurement is structured as a re-bid Invitation for Bid (IFB) with a contract term from June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017, with an optional one-year extension. The successful contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and necessary services to maintain the portable restroom, including twice-weekly maintenance and cleaning during regular DMV business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday). Key deliverables include maintaining a clean, fully functional ADA-compliant portable restroom facility, with emergency service response required within 2 hours of notification. Critical procurement dates include written questions due by March 17, 2016, at 5:00 PM, with answers posted by March 22, 2016, at 5:00 PM, and final bid submissions due by March 29, 2016, at 2:00 PM. The contractor must adhere to green cleaning practices and use environmentally-friendly products as specified in the scope of work.

The solicitation includes Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Non-Small Business preferences, indicating some set-aside or preferential considerations for smaller business entities. Bidders must maintain multiple types of insurance coverage, including Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, Pollution Liability, and Workers Compensation, each with minimum coverage of $1,000,000. While no specific incumbent vendor is mentioned, the contract appears designed to be accessible to businesses specializing in portable restroom services with demonstrated capability to meet ADA compliance and maintenance standards. Bids must be submitted via mail or hand-delivery to the DMV Contract Services Section in Sacramento, with sealed envelopes containing the bidder's name, address, and specific bid proposal information. Although a precise budget range is not specified, the contract includes a monthly rate structure with additional contingency funds for emergency service calls, suggesting flexibility in pricing and potential for modest financial opportunity for the selected vendor.