25-257 Small Business Bid Solicitation (SB Bid) - Landscape cleanup and maintenance services at the Oceanside DMV Field Office

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Administrative Services Division is soliciting bids for landscape cleanup and maintenance services at the Oceanside DMV Field Office located at 4005 Plaza Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056. This 36-month Small Business Bid Solicitation (SB Bid) seeks a contractor to provide one-time landscape cleanup services and bi-weekly landscape maintenance services, with a proposed contract start date of March 1, 2026. Bidders must possess a valid C27 contractor license and perform all services in compliance with specified requirements. The procurement process includes a mandatory pre-bid conference on December 4, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Oceanside DMV Field Office, where potential bidders must sign in to be eligible to submit a bid. Written questions are due by December 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM, with official responses to be released on December 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The final bid submission deadline is December 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM, with bids to be submitted via email in non-fillable PDF format to DMVBIDS@dmv.ca.gov. Award will be made to the lowest responsible responsive bid based on a comprehensive review of submitted documentation.

The procurement is exclusively restricted to bidders certified by the California Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Enterprise Services (OSDS), as Certified Small Businesses. All subcontractors performing landscape maintenance must also hold valid C27 licenses. The current incumbent contractor is NatureScape Services, Inc., who has been providing services from March 1, 2023, through February 28, 2026, at a total agreement cost of $37,365.00. The DMV has estimated the new contract cost at $23,353.00 for the 36-month term, which includes a one-time landscape cleanup service at $225.00 and yearly landscape maintenance services. Required bid documents include the Bid/Bidder Certification Sheet, Cost Sheet, Payee Data Record, Bidder Declaration & Subcontractor/Supplier List, Darfur Contracting Act certification, and California Civil Rights Laws Certification. Bidders must also comply with economic sanctions requirements and provide proof of California small business certification prior to bid submission, with the contract covering landscape services for the Oceanside DMV Field Office jurisdiction within San Diego County.