Armored Car Services for Calaveras Court

The Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras is soliciting bids for armored car services under IFB SP-2026-0030, with bids due November 17, 2026. A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) preference incentive is available, adding 3 percent to the final evaluation score of qualified proposers.

The scope requires a licensed armored car provider to pick up, transport, and deliver Court deposits and other valuables between the Court at 400 Government Center Drive, San Andreas, California, and its designated financial depository. Service includes two scheduled pickups per week at mutually agreed windows, maintained consistently unless changed in writing. Required services cover chain-of-custody procedures, signed receipts for all containers, and handling of currency, coins, checks, money orders, and other negotiable instruments, with direct transport and no unauthorized stops or transfers. Optional services available on request include non-scheduled pickups, holiday service, excess liability coverage, and records research. Insurance must include cargo liability, commercial general liability, automobile liability, and workers' compensation, with certificates delivered before service begins.

Pricing must be all-inclusive, excluding sales tax, across specified line items: monthly scheduled-service fees, per-minute on-premises charges beyond standard allotted time, per-item charges for containers above per-shipment thresholds, per-trip non-scheduled and holiday charges, optional excess liability rates, hourly records research rates, and any other surcharges with stated calculation methods. Vendors may bid all or some line items, but the Court may prefer to award all line items to one vendor and is not bound to consider partial bids. The Court reserves the right to award multiple contracts with no minimum procurement obligation. Prices remain valid for 90 days. Vendors must disclose any use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in their services or deliverables, with failure to disclose potentially resulting in disqualification.

Bids must be submitted electronically through https://lacourt.bonfirehub.com/, and late submissions will not be accepted. Question submission, bid evaluation, notice of intent to award, and expected deliverable dates all fall in November 2026, with exact dates posted on Bonfire. Vendors must accept the Court's standard contract form.