IFB Synthetic Flooring Services in San Bernardino County.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for synthetic flooring services in San Bernardino County and San Bernardino City, with a posted date of March 20, 2026, and a due date of April 7, 2026. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive synthetic resilient surfacing services, including all necessary labor, equipment, tools, materials, parts, supplies, disposal fees, travel, and incidentals. However, the primary solicitation document attached—RFO_5604148347_Sr._Desktop_Engineer.pdf—appears to be a Request for Offer issued by the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) for a Senior Desktop Engineer position under a California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) agreement, which represents a significant discrepancy from the stated flooring services procurement. According to the CalSTRS RFO, the selected contractor must possess minimum qualifications including at least five years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience, five years with Desktop as a Service solutions, five years with PowerShell or Python automation, seven years with enterprise management suites including Microsoft Intune and SCCM, and ten years providing operational support for Windows and macOS devices. The position requires designing and optimizing desktop infrastructure, automating endpoint management processes including imaging and patch management, implementing endpoint security protocols, and managing antivirus solutions, with on-site work at CalSTRS headquarters in West Sacramento on a hybrid schedule of 2-3 days per week. The evaluation process uses a phased approach: Phase 1 evaluates minimum qualifications on a pass/fail basis, Phase 2 scores technical expertise at 70 points, Phase 3 scores cost comparison at 30 points, with optional interviews and reference checks. Written questions must be submitted by March 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PT, and offers are due by April 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PT, with an estimated work start date of June/July 2026 and an initial service period of up to 12 months with an option to extend up to 48 additional months.

All contractors must maintain a current CMAS agreement with the California Department of General Services and comply with background investigation requirements including criminal record checks and reference verification. Respondents must execute multiple compliance documents including confidentiality agreements, economic interest disclosures, and information security addendums addressing data handling, encryption, incident response, and audit logging requirements. The solicitation allows for one to two proposed project persons per vendor and will accept only one offer per respondent. Desirable qualifications include relevant Microsoft certifications, experience with state and federal agencies, endpoint security implementation, Active Directory migration to Intune, and familiarity with Windows 11 24H2 and macOS Sequoia. Compensation is structured on an hourly basis at an estimated 160 work hours per month, with rates negotiated at contract execution and not to exceed a maximum agreement amount to be determined during the selection process. The specific set-aside designations, incumbent vendors, integration requirements, and award values are not clearly detailed in the available documentation, creating uncertainty regarding the actual scope and budget parameters of this procurement opportunity.