25BS0014 - Water Management, Testing, and Remediation Services

The California Department of Veterans Affairs issued Invitation for Bid (IFB) 25BS0014 for Water Management, Testing, and Remediation Services at the Veterans Home of California - Barstow, located at 100 East Veterans Parkway, Barstow, CA 92311, in San Bernardino County. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive water management services designed to limit exposure to legionella and other waterborne pathogens. Deliverables include development and annual updates of a water management plan (three annual updates over the contract term), an initial four-hour risk assessment conducted on-site, quarterly analytical water sampling and testing of twenty samples per quarter across twelve locations with analysis and reporting, and remediation response protocols including emergency sampling, follow-up sampling, chemicals, and equipment provision with 24-hour response capability. The contractor must be a California-licensed environmental laboratory certified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and ELITE certified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a minimum of three years' experience in water management planning. Services shall be provided during standard business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) unless otherwise approved in writing. Critical dates include a mandatory walk-through on January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM (though attendance is waived for those who attended a previous walk-through on December 23, 2025), a question submission deadline of January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM, bid submission deadline of January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM via email to contract analyst Le'Juan Bean, and public bid opening on January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM. The contract term runs from March 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Awards will be made to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid complies with all IFB requirements.

No mandatory Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) goal is established for this solicitation; however, DVBE participation is encouraged with incentive bid preferences ranging from one to five percent based on confirmed DVBE participation levels. California certified Small/Micro business enterprises receive a five percent preference on bid prices not to exceed $50,000, provided they have completed applications on file with the Department of General Services by the bid opening deadline. Bidders must comply with prevailing wage requirements pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1770 and multiple state compliance requirements including the Darfur Contracting Act, California Civil Rights Laws Certification, Contractor Certification Clauses, Executive Order N-6-22 regarding Russia sanctions, and Generative Artificial Intelligence disclosure requirements. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000, professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, and automobile liability insurance of at least $1,000,000. The solicitation documents do not specify an overall contract value or budget range; pricing is structured as fixed unit rates for four service categories (annual water management plan updates, initial risk assessments, quarterly analytical water sampling and testing with reports, and remediation response protocols), with bidders required to submit completed Bid Rate Sheets establishing unit costs for each service category. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation materials.