IFB #10218190 Container Transport Services

The Department of Water Resources (DWR), Division of Flood Operations (DFO) is soliciting bids through Invitation for Bid (IFB) #10218190 for container transport services on an as-needed basis throughout California. The contractor must provide side-lifting and roll-off transportation services for both loaded and unloaded shipping containers, with responsibility for loading, unloading, and transporting containers to and from various locations across the state. The containers will be filled with flood fight materials including burlap sandbags, plastic sheeting, and wooden stakes that may be staged at multiple locations throughout California. The primary deliverables include reliable transportation services capable of handling containers at various state locations, with key objectives focused on ensuring timely and efficient movement of critical flood mitigation supplies. The solicitation was posted on April 10, 2026, with a proposal due date of May 8, 2026. Interested vendors must submit their bids through the California Lottery Secure File Transfer portal at https://fta.calottery.com, with submissions directed to Solicitations@calottery.com and copied to kblunt@calottery.com and ijen@calottery.com. The submission system accommodates file uploads up to 5 GB in size, though certain executable file extensions are blocked for security purposes.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, incumbent vendor information, or award value ranges. Bidders must register accounts through the California Lottery Secure File Transfer portal and comply with the system's technical requirements, which prohibit submission of files with extensions including .exe, .vbs, .pif, .scr, .bat, .cmd, .com, and .cp. Only valid California Lottery email accounts registered in Liquid Files are permitted as recipients; shared mailboxes and distribution groups are not accepted for submission purposes. Vendors should carefully review the file transfer instructions and ensure compliance with all submission procedures to guarantee proper receipt and processing of their bids by the Department of Water Resources. Additional specific evaluation criteria, required qualifications, or performance standards are not detailed in the available solicitation materials provided.