Car Wash & Detailing

Rockland County, New York, through its Department of General Services Purchasing Division, is soliciting bids for car wash and detailing services for county vehicles and equipment. The procurement, identified as RCO-RC-2025-017, seeks vendors to provide exterior car washes, detailing, and carpet shampooing across three geographic zones with identical service offerings. Services include basic exterior washes with sealer wax and towel dry, washes with interior vacuuming, full detailing with bug and tar removal, and carpet shampooing for vehicles classified as Class 1 (cars), Class 2 trucks, and Class 2 vans/SUVs. Bidders will be evaluated using a best-value methodology across six criteria: cost (350 points), experience and qualifications (150 points), facility quality and reliability (200 points), vendor responsiveness (100 points), flexibility and contingency support (100 points), and operational capacity (100 points). The bid submission deadline is December 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM, with electronic submission through the County's Bonfire Portal encouraged. The initial contract term is one year, with options to renew for two additional one-year terms.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned in the solicitation documents. The current incumbent vendor is Wagner Wash Inc., doing business as Mt. Ivy Car Wash, which previously held a contract from September 2022 through September 2023. Bidders must provide a $500 bid deposit and submit a Certificate of Experience documenting relevant work from the past three years. The estimated annual contract value is approximately $31,010, with pricing structured by vehicle class according to the Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) Vehicle Identification Guide. Bidders must also provide a current Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the County as an additional insured and valid New York State Worker's Compensation and Disability Benefits Certificates. The County reserves the right to award the contract by zone or in its entirety and may contract with non-contract providers if the selected vendor cannot fulfill service requirements. Additionally, the contract is available for use by all New York State political subdivisions and approved Rockland County nonprofit agencies.