Land Survey Products

The California Department of General Services, Procurement Division is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for Land Survey Products to establish a statewide contract, with bids due September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM PT and a mandatory bidders' conference on August 28, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT via Microsoft Teams. Award will be made on an all-or-none basis by silo, meaning bidders must win all items within a chosen category or none. The contract is mandatory for use by the California Department of Transportation and available for use by other State of California departments and local governmental agencies statewide.

Four silos structure the procurement: Trimble (anticipated spend $18.6 million), Leica ($1.1 million), Riegl ($3.3 million), and an open category for other original equipment manufacturers. All equipment must be new and in current production; used, refurbished, or discontinued models are not acceptable. Core items carry fixed contract prices; non-core catalog items are discounted off list price, with discount rates remaining fixed throughout the entire contract term.

Technical specifications mandate minimum performance thresholds across six equipment categories: Total Stations (1–3 arcsecond angular accuracy, robotics, reflectorless measurement to 50+ meters), Spatial Stations (3 arcseconds, robotics, 25,000 points/second scan rate, Laser Class 3R), Data Collectors (Windows or Android, 2GB RAM minimum, 4.3-inch screen, IP65 rating), GNSS receivers (multi-constellation support, 10mm horizontal / 15mm vertical positioning accuracy, IMU tilt compensation), Digital Levels (0.7mm/km accuracy per ISO 17123-2, up to 100-meter range), and Scanners (stationary to 120,000 points/second / 130 meters; mobile to 2 million points/second / 180 meters with 12-megapixel camera minimum).

The contract term is two years with three optional one-year extension periods. Socioeconomic programs include a 5% small business preference, a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentive, and Target Area Contract Preference Act optional preference. Prices are firm fixed for the initial term with no adjustments; all pricing is F.O.B. destination with freight prepaid and 30-day delivery required. Questions are due September 3, 2026.