IFB 7CA07690 - SFPE Maintenance Services - CAL FIRE Atwater Training Center

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is requesting bids for advanced cleaning, inspection, and repair services for Structural Firefighting Protective Ensemble equipment at the CAL FIRE Training Center in Atwater under IFB 7CA07690, with bids due June 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time and questions due June 1, 2026. Bidders must hold Independent Service Provider certification with NFPA verification — a mandatory qualification filter.

A 5% Small Business or Microbusiness preference is available to certified California small businesses, or to non-small businesses subcontracting at least 25% of their net bid price to certified small businesses. A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentive with a dollar cap of $100,000 applies based on verified DVBE participation. CAL FIRE is committed to meeting the state's 25% Small Business participation goal.

Services include advanced cleaning, inspection, and repair of turnout coats, pants, helmets, boots, hoods, gloves, and shrouds to NFPA 1851 standards. Repairs span hardware, zippers, velcro, panels, thermal and moisture barrier patches, bartacks, reflective trim, and alterations. Monthly shipment of SFPE elements with a maximum 25-calendar-day standard turnaround, with emergency repair available within 24 hours. Contractor must utilize CAL FIRE's SFPE Software for tracking and upload of work-performance data.

The contract term is three years commencing June 30, 2026 and expiring June 29, 2029, with services provided Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. excluding state holidays. Compensation is based on actual expenditures at rates specified in the Rate Sheet; total contract amount is not to exceed an amount to be determined. Bid pricing is unit-cost based with estimated quantities across four service categories; actual quoted costs are binding while estimated quantities are not guaranteed. Contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of not less than $1 million per occurrence, Worker's Compensation Insurance with waiver of subrogation, and commercial automobile insurance of not less than $1 million. Subcontracting is permitted only for subcontractors listed on the Bidder Declaration. Bid opening occurs virtually June 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.