Lufkin Generator Services

The Texas Department of Public Safety is requesting bids on generator maintenance services under IFB 405-26R0024565, with bids due August 14, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid site visit scheduled for July 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time.

The scope covers preventive maintenance, emergency repair, and overhaul services for a single 180-kilowatt Baldor diesel-powered generator with a Square D Automatic Transfer Switch located at 2809 South John Redditt Drive in Lufkin, Texas. The contractor must perform quarterly inspections, annual maintenance, and triennial overhaul services throughout a three-year contract term commencing August 31, 2026. Maintenance includes fluid checks and changes, filter replacements, fuel polishing, load bank testing, transfer switch servicing by factory-authorized representatives, and emergency repair capabilities. The contractor must acknowledge receipt of the purchase order within 30 days with a detailed inspection schedule and maintain 24/7/365 service availability with four-hour emergency response times. The contractor must possess at least five years of documented experience servicing generators of equal or larger size from the same manufacturer, maintain appropriate licenses and certifications including OSHA compliance, and provide one-year performance and material warranties on all completed work.

Pricing is structured through submitted worksheets with separate hourly rates for Master Technicians, Technicians, Apprentices, and Project Managers across normal business hours, after-hours, holiday, and holiday after-hours categories for each contract year. Material markup percentages must be provided for parts in nine tiered cost ranges from $0.01 to over $25,000, plus miscellaneous supplies and rental equipment. DPS guarantees no minimum compensation and provides payment only for services receiving specific prior approval from the Contract Monitor.

Bidders must submit audited financial statements for the past two years, a Dun & Bradstreet Business Information Report, or a detailed statement of financial solvency. Written questions are due August 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Central Time, with answers anticipated by August 10. The anticipated contract award date is August 21, 2026. DPS reserves the right to award multiple contracts, with no more than one bidder per line item.