C25680022 - Pig Management

The California Department of Parks and Recreation, Diablo Range District, is soliciting bids through Invitation for Bid C25680022 for wild pig management services across Mount Diablo State Park, Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area, and Henry W. Coe State Park, spanning multiple counties including San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Contra Costa. The procurement requires bidders to furnish all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to control the wild pig population through trapping and humane dispatch methods approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The contract term is thirty-six months from the written notice to commence work, anticipated to run from June 29, 2026, through June 28, 2029. Pricing shall be submitted on an hourly fee basis inclusive of all applicable taxes and overhead expenses, with the contract not to exceed $600,000.00 over the three-year performance period. The bid submission deadline was extended through Addendum #1 to April 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, with electronic submissions in PDF format required to be sent to Contracts.DiabloRange@parks.ca.gov, followed by a public bid opening via conference call at the same time. Questions regarding bid documents must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m., seven calendar days prior to the bid opening date, and all bids must remain valid for 30 calendar days after the bid opening. The State reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of work as needed without affecting the hourly rate, and the contract will be awarded to the qualified bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid.

The procurement includes a 5% Small Business Preference available for California-certified small businesses, while a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive program applies with no minimum DVBE participation requirement. Bidders must comply with mandatory certifications including nondiscrimination requirements, drug-free workplace certification, Darfur Contracting Act compliance, and California civil rights laws compliance for contracts of $100,000 or above. Required qualifications include providing proof of general liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and motor vehicle liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. The apparent low bidder will be required to execute a Standard Agreement Form 213 and return it within five working days of receiving notice of contract award. No incumbent vendor or existing contractor information was identified in the solicitation documents. The contract budget of not to exceed $600,000.00 over three years represents the maximum award value, with actual work scope and compensation determined by the hourly rate multiplied by hours worked within the available funding.