26CS0011 - legionella water testing services

The California Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a Solicitation for Quote (SFQ) under solicitation number 26CS0011 for Legionella Water Testing Services at the Veterans Home in Chula Vista, California. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive legionella control program design and implementation, including semi-annual legionella analytical sampling at eleven designated facility locations (samples collected in December and June), emergency testing services with a four-hour response requirement, and complete documentation and sample handling in compliance with California Department of Public Health standards. Deliverables include a Legionella Control Program manual for the first year, six annual laboratory testing services, estimated remediation services for positive test results, emergency testing services, and hourly labor costs for remediation work during standard business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). The contractor must establish a program team including a Certified Environmental Specialist, Account Specialist, Stationary Engineers, and the Chief of Plant Operations to design, implement, review, and revise the program. Required qualifications include five years' experience in water testing, a valid California business license, California Department of Public Health certification for legionella analysis, and a California Department of Pesticide Regulation Qualified Applicator's License with categories for Aquatic and Microbial Pest Control. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by May 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM, with answers posted by May 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM, and quote submissions are due May 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM via email to huie.lovelady@calvet.ca.gov. Contract award will be made to the proposer with the lowest responsive responsible quote, and the contract term will commence July 1, 2026, or upon CalVet approval, whichever is later, and continue through June 30, 2029.

This is a California Department of General Services Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) only solicitation, restricting bidding exclusively to DVBE-certified contractors. There are no listed incumbent vendors or identified existing contractors mentioned in the solicitation materials. Prospective bidders must complete mandatory contractor certification forms, commercially useful function certifications, payee data records, and certificates of insurance naming the State of California as an additional insured; all certifications must be signed under penalty of perjury. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence, professional liability insurance of one million dollars per claim and three million dollars aggregate, and workers' compensation coverage if applicable, as well as comply with HIPAA privacy standards, Executive Order N-6-22 Russia sanctions requirements, and applicable federal and state regulatory provisions including Title 22 California Code of Regulations. Monthly invoicing in arrears will be processed with payment made according to Government Code Chapter 4.5, with budget contingency provisions allowing contract cancellation if funding is not appropriated and potential withholding of ten thousand dollars from final payment until DVBE certification requirements are met. The specific budget or award value is not disclosed in the solicitation materials, though pricing will be established through submission of the completed Rate Sheet with fixed rates for all services that become binding for the contract term.