26RS0002 - Oral Surgery Services

The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) issued Invitation for Bid (IFB) 26RS0002 for Oral Surgery Services to support the Veterans Home of California at Redding. The solicitation seeks a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive oral surgery services on an as-needed basis to residents of the Veterans Home located at 3400 Knighton Road in Redding. Required services include tooth extractions, impacted tooth removal, biopsies, lesion excisions, cyst and tumor removals, abscess drainage, X-rays, and specialty consultations, all performed under local anesthesia at the contractor's California-licensed dental facility. The contractor must hold a valid California dental license, comply with Denti-Cal standards, maintain dental records in accordance with professional standards, and ensure continuity of care during periods of absence. Services must be available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays, with a designated telephone contact person during business hours. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per claim with $3,000,000 aggregate. The written questions deadline is April 22, 2026, with responses posted by April 24, 2026; bids must be submitted via email by May 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., followed by a public bid opening on May 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The proposed award date is May 8, 2026, and the contract term runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The basis of award is the lowest responsible bid that complies with all IFB requirements.

The solicitation includes preferences for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) with a five percent bid incentive based on confirmed DVBE participation levels ranging from three to five percent, provided such incentive does not displace California Certified Small Businesses. An additional five percent preference is available for certified Small Business Enterprises or Micro-businesses, with an alternate preference for non-small businesses claiming 25 percent or greater small/micro business subcontractor participation. Bidders must comply with the Darfur Contracting Act, California Civil Rights Laws certification, Contractor Certification Clauses, Executive Order N-6-22 Russia Sanctions compliance, and Generative AI disclosure requirements. All bids must include mandatory submission documentation such as a Bidder's Checklist, Bid/Bidder Certification Sheet, Payee Data Record (STD 204), Bidder Declaration (GSPD-05-105), Commercially Useful Function (CUF) Certification, and certificates of insurance naming the State of California as an additional insured. Bidders are required to submit pricing for all listed oral surgery procedure codes on the provided Bid Rate Sheet on an all-inclusive, per-unit basis, with rates binding for the entire contract term and extensions. No specific funding amount or budget is identified in the available documentation; however, the State makes no guarantee regarding actual service volume. The contract is subject to prevailing wage requirements, and upon contract completion, prime contractors must submit a completed Prime Contractor's Certification DVBE Subcontracting Report (STD 817).