IFB #26-20040-000 Drapery and Blinds Cleaning and Maintenance Services

The Department of State Hospitals - Metropolitan issued Invitation for Bid #26-20040-000 on May 20, 2026, seeking a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive drapery and blinds cleaning, maintenance, repair, and replacement services on an as-needed basis across six DSH locations: Atascadero, Coalinga, Metropolitan (Norwalk), Patton, Sacramento, and Napa. The scope of work includes cleaning approximately 9,500 widths of drapery annually, maintaining approximately 300 shower curtains and 475 privacy curtains, and performing repair and alteration services such as hemming, re-heading, re-pleating, and rod/track installation and repair. The contractor must provide all necessary materials, supplies, tools, equipment, licenses, certifications, permits, insurance, and a properly equipped service vehicle, while maintaining a minimum of 30 hours per week on-site and responding to service requests within 48 hours. Required qualifications include passing background checks, providing tuberculosis screening, attending DSH orientation training and annual therapeutic strategies and interventions training, complying with dress codes and security protocols, and adhering to workplace safety and infection control measures. A non-mandatory bidder's conference is scheduled for June 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, with questions due by June 3, 2026, and responses posted on Cal eProcure by June 4, 2026. The bid submission deadline is June 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., with public bid opening at 11:30 a.m. Pricing will be based on a rate sheet covering specific cleaning services, drapery repair and alteration, rod/track repair and replacement, drapery-related services, DSH orientation and training, and an allotment for parts and materials totaling $20,000 for the fiscal year.

The anticipated contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with no renewal options specified. A five percent small business preference is available for certified California small businesses or microbusinesses, and a disabled veteran business enterprise incentive is available based on participation percentages. Subcontractors are expressly prohibited, meaning the selected contractor must perform all work directly with its own personnel and assume all costs for materials, supplies, equipment, and labor. The selected contractor will be issued a contractor identification badge and may receive a Personal Duress Alarm System tag for facility access and security compliance. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials, suggesting this may be a new procurement or renewal of an expired contract. While no specific award value is stated, the $20,000 annual allotment for parts and materials provides insight into the anticipated material costs, with the total contract value dependent on the bidder's proposed hourly rates and estimated service volume across the six DSH locations.