Portable Toilet Rental and Maintenance Services - IFB 25C860005

The California Department of Highway Patrol (CHP) has issued Invitation for Bids (IFB) Number 25C860005 for portable chemical toilet rental and maintenance services at the Cajon Platform Scales facilities on Interstate 15. This procurement seeks a single contractor to provide rental of one ADA-compliant portable chemical toilet at the northbound location and maintenance services for one state-owned ADA-compliant portable toilet at the southbound location. The contractor must deliver three weekly service calls at each site, including cleaning, chemical refilling with Aqua-Kem cleaner, tank pumping, and waste disposal in full compliance with state and local environmental regulations and California Building Code requirements. All costs for labor, supplies, chemicals, transportation, equipment, and profit margins must be included in fixed monthly rates submitted separately for each location and multiplied by 36 months for bid evaluation purposes. Required qualifications include a valid local business license, county environmental health permit, disposal site discharge permit, and motor carrier permit if applicable, along with insurance coverage consisting of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate commercial general liability, $1,000,000 combined single limit automobile liability, and statutory workers' compensation. The question deadline is February 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., with bids due February 19, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.; no bidders' conference or walk-through is scheduled. The anticipated contract start date is April 1, 2026, with an initial three-year term through March 31, 2029, and the CHP reserves the right to extend the agreement subject to satisfactory performance, funding availability, and Department of General Services approval.

The DVBE participation requirement has been waived for this procurement, though certified DVBE bidders are eligible for up to a 5 percent incentive. Small business and micro-business certification holders may claim up to 5 percent preference, while non-small businesses may claim up to 5 percent preference if they demonstrate 25 percent small business subcontractor participation. All contractors and personnel are subject to driver license checks and security clearance procedures before authorization to access the facilities. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The bid pricing structure requires submission of separate monthly rates for northbound rental and southbound state-owned toilet maintenance services, with the total bid evaluation calculated over the full 36-month initial term; however, no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documentation.