7CA08046 Uniform, Linen, and Mat Rental Services

CAL FIRE, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, is soliciting bids under IFB 7CA08046 for uniform, linen, and mat rental services, with an optional pre-bid conference call on October 30, 2026 and bids due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific. A 5 percent small business preference applies to certified California Small Businesses or Microbusinesses, capped at $50,000 per award, and a 5 percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentive applies to verified 100 percent DVBE participation, with the incentive and preference combined capped at $100,000. Bidders must hold California business licensure.

The contractor must supply clean coveralls, shop shirts, pants, jackets, wiping cloths, terry towels, and cotton floor mats on a weekly basis to the Davis Equipment Facility at 5950 Chiles Road, Davis, California. Estimated weekly quantities are 70 coveralls, 20 shop jackets, 72 shop shirts, 72 shop pants, 200 wiping cloths, 200 terry towels, and 12 floor mats, replaced as needed across useful lives of 26 to 78 weeks. The contractor is responsible for laundry, item replacement, and health and safety compliance, and must maintain detailed inventory records with quarterly reporting to the CAL FIRE project representative. Required insurance includes general liability, workers' compensation, and commercial automobile coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence. No subcontracting is permitted. Bid prices must include all materials, labor, equipment, tools, permits, taxes, transportation, and fees.

The term is three years, from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2029. Service runs Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding state holidays. Award goes to the lowest responsive responsible bidder.

Written questions are due November 2, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific, with responses posted as an addendum on Cal eProcure. A virtual public bid opening follows on November 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific.