26RS0002 - *SB only *Oral Surgery Services

The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) is soliciting quotes for Oral Surgery Services to be provided at the Veterans Home of California at Redding under solicitation 26RS0002. The procurement seeks a qualified oral surgery contractor to deliver comprehensive surgical dental services on an as-needed basis to facility residents, including consultation, assessment, treatment planning, and follow-up care. Services must be provided by a practitioner properly licensed by the State of California and in good standing with the Dental Board of California, with all services meeting or exceeding Denti-Cal standards. The contractor must maintain availability Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (excluding holidays) with a designated contact person available by telephone during business hours. Deliverables include oral surgery procedures such as tooth extractions (simple and complex), impacted tooth removal, biopsies, lesion excisions, cyst and tumor removals, and abscess drainage, with pricing submitted on a detailed rate sheet covering specific procedure codes and estimated service quantities ranging from one to twenty procedures. The evaluation criteria focuses on the lowest responsive responsible bid, with rates becoming binding for the three-year contract term and any extensions through formal amendment. The key deadline dates are February 6, 2026 for submission of all questions, February 9, 2026 for responses to questions, and February 13, 2026 for quote submittal via email to trinh.nguyen@calvet.ca.gov with the subject line "Response to CalVet Solicitation: 26RS0002." The contract term runs from July 1, 2026, or upon approval (whichever is later) through June 30, 2029.

This solicitation is designated for California Small Business (SB) and Micro Business (MB) participation only, with certification required from the Department of General Services prior to submission. A minimum 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation requirement applies, with tie-breaking provisions favoring disabled veteran-owned small businesses in the event of equal bids. Respondents must submit comprehensive documentation including the Quote Rate Sheet, Payee Data Records (STD 204 and 205), Contractor Certification Clauses, Bidder Declaration, DVBE Declaration, Commercially Useful Function Certification, Darfur Contracting Act Certification, proof of required licenses and certifications, and sample invoices. Additionally, proposers must certify compliance with Executive Order N-6-22 regarding Russian economic sanctions and disclose any use of Generative Artificial Intelligence that materially impacts contract performance. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and professional liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per claim and $3,000,000 aggregate. The solicitation contains no protest rights under Government Code 14838.5, and no maximum contract value or budget range has been specified in the available documents; compensation will be based on the submitted rate sheet with any non-listed procedures billed at the contractor's Published Usual and Customary Fee Schedule less 10 percent, with monthly invoicing subject to state reimbursement minus insurance payments.