26-055 Small Business Bid Solicitation - Daytime janitorial services at the Riverside DMV Investigations Office

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is soliciting bids for daytime janitorial services at the Riverside DMV Investigations Office (6296 River Crest Drive, Suite A, Riverside, California) under 26-055, a Small Business set-aside with bids due June 30, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. and mandatory pre-bid attendance required June 17, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Bidders must be certified as a Certified Small Business by the California Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Enterprise Services; bids from non-certified entities will not be accepted, and late sign-in at the pre-bid conference disqualifies participation.

The scope covers daytime janitorial services for approximately 8,420 square feet, including daily high-touch surface cleaning and disinfection, restroom maintenance, room cleaning, floor care, outdoor entrance maintenance, weekly spot dusting, biweekly floor finishing, quarterly deep cleaning, semi-annual blind and window washing, and annual carpet extraction and specialized floor treatments. Contractor personnel must pass DOJ Live Scan background checks, maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with limits of at least $1 million per occurrence and Workers Compensation coverage with employer liability limits of at least $1 million, and comply with California Government Code Section 19134 wage requirements (minimum $36.78 per hour for janitorial personnel). The contractor must provide at least two primary and two backup janitorial workers, all wearing distinctive uniforms identifying the contractor's name. Compliance with the Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act and Property Service Workers Protection Act, including current California Department of Industrial Relations registration, is mandatory.

The estimated cost for the thirty-six-month contract term is $57,600 ($1,600 monthly), with a proposed start date of October 1, 2026. The current contractor is Vested Solutions Janitorial LLC. Written questions are due June 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., with responses released by June 25 at 4:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted as a single non-fillable PDF file not exceeding 100 megabytes via email to DMVBIDS@dmv.ca.gov. Award will be made to the lowest responsible responsive bid; ties are broken by coin flip.