IFB No. 130797 March ARB Annual Backflow Testing and Certification, March Air Reserve Base (ARB)

The California Military Department is soliciting bids for annual backflow testing and certification services at March Air Reserve Base under IFB No. 130797, with bids due November 5, 2026, and a pre-bid job walk on October 22, 2026. The prime contractor must hold a California type C-36 Plumbing Contractor license — the binding eligibility requirement.

The scope covers inspection, testing, and certification of thirty-three backflow devices at the base facility (5237 Air Guard Way, Suite 23, Building 2276, March, California). The contract runs three years with annual service delivery once per calendar year during normal business hours (6:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday). The contractor must furnish all materials, labor, bonds, licenses, insurance, equipment, tools, permits, taxes, transportation, and fees as lump-sum all-inclusive pricing.

A 5% small business preference applies to certified SBs with principal places of business in California. A DVBE Incentive Program with a dollar cap of $100,000 for combined incentives is available. Non-small businesses subcontracting at least 25% of their net bid price to certified SBs or microbusinesses are also eligible for preference consideration. If subcontractors are used, the prime must perform at least 20% of the work with its own organization.

Bid bonds of at least 10% of the bid amount are required if the bid exceeds $24,999.99. Payment bonds (100% of contract price) and performance bonds (100% of contract amount) are required for public work expenditures exceeding specified thresholds. Work is subject to prevailing wage requirements and California Civil Rights Laws compliance.

The optional pre-bid job walk is October 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM; arrive 30 minutes early and bring business cards. Questions are due October 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM to Joy Lubic (Joy.Lubic@cmd.ca.gov). Bids must be emailed to PWC@cmd.ca.gov by November 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM; the public bid opening follows at 2:15 PM. Base access requires completion of a Contractor Base Pass Request form with 10 duty days' notice for 10+ personnel or 5 duty days' notice for 9 or fewer. Addendum 01 was issued September 8, 2026.