Ada County Sheriff's Office Dry Cleaning Services

Ada County, Idaho is soliciting competitive bids for dry cleaning and laundering services for the Ada County Sheriff's Office through Bid 26041, issued on April 21, 2026. The procurement encompasses cleaning, pressing, and hanging services for eleven categories of clothing items, including sheriff uniforms, business suits, polo shirts, uniform jackets, windbreakers, fleece jackets, and both regular and military press laundered shirts. Ada County estimates a minimum monthly volume of 250 complete uniform sets (two articles per set), with additional volumes of non-uniform business attire requiring service. The successful vendor must maintain multiple drop-off locations throughout Ada County and complete all services within forty-eight hours of receipt. Bidders must submit proposals electronically through the Bonfire platform at https://adacounty.bonfirehub.com no later than 4:00 p.m. local time on May 8, 2026. Vendors must provide itemized pricing for each of the eleven clothing categories plus an additional specialty items charge category covering pleats, silk, ruffles, and oversized garments. The County will compile bids and the Board of Ada County Commissioners will make a recommendation on May 19, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m. in Room 3255 of the County Courthouse and Administration Building in Boise. The contract will be awarded to the responsive bidder submitting the lowest bid amount and will commence October 1, 2026, continuing through September 30, 2027, with options for renewal for additional one-year terms at the same prices and terms.

The procurement documentation does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. Vendors are required to procure Workers' Compensation insurance meeting Idaho statutory requirements, Employers' Liability coverage with minimum limits of $100,000 per accident, and Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 general aggregate and $1,000,000 per occurrence, naming Ada County as an additional insured. The vendor assumes responsibility for damage occurring during the cleaning process, including providing credits or repairs for broken or missing buttons ($1.00 per button), broken or damaged zippers ($12.00 per zipper), and items damaged beyond repair or lost ($50.00 per item). Monthly invoicing is required with identification of employees and items cleaned, with the County paying invoices within thirty days of receipt. No specific budget range or estimated annual award value is disclosed in the available solicitation documents.