RFQ CSC 26-218

The California Science Center is soliciting quotations for badge reader installation and integration services under RFQ CSC 26-218, with quotes due September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM and a mandatory pre-bid walkthrough on September 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Small business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) preferences are available, with DVBE incentives applicable up to 5 percent or $100,000, whichever is less.

The scope covers installation and integration of seven HID Signo Indala card readers into the Science Center's existing PremiSys access control system across Phase I and Phase III buildings at four Los Angeles County locations (Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Lake Los Angeles CDP, and East Los Angeles CDP). Specific installations include two readers on the 2nd Floor Phase I entrances to temporary gallery space, two readers on the 2nd Floor Phase III entrances to rooms 2016 and 2037, one reader at ground level Phase I staff entrance to breakroom 1065, and two readers at ground level Phase III entrances to rooms 1019 and 1012. The contractor must supply all necessary materials and equipment, including controllers, electrified mortise locksets, panic bars, hinges, power supplies, and wiring.

Bidders must hold a C-10 Electrical Contractor License from the California Contractors State Licensing Board and provide a California Retailer's Seller's Permit or Certification of Registration. Insurance requirements include general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and workers compensation with employer's liability of $1,000,000. The contractor must pass criminal background clearance, tuberculosis testing, and IT security training and maintain system access compliance.

Work must be performed between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays. The contractor must maintain a one-year warranty from completion. Written questions are due by 2:00 PM on September 10, 2026; responses will be provided by 5:00 PM on September 14, 2026. Award is anticipated September 28, 2026, on an "all or none" basis with ties resolved by coin toss.