SB/MB/DVBE OPTION- Bathroom Remodel Services in Los Angeles County

This Invitation for Bid (IFB) issued by the California Department of Water Resources seeks a qualified contractor to provide professional helicopter flight services on an as-needed and emergency basis across multiple locations in California, including Los Angeles County, East Los Angeles CDP, Lake Los Angeles CDP, and Los Angeles City. The contractor must furnish at least one Bell 407 helicopter or equivalent capable of accommodating six passengers plus pilot, along with all necessary personnel, equipment, and expertise to deliver services including aerial videography and photography, equipment and personnel transportation, and reconnaissance missions at State Water Project facilities, aqueducts, dams, rivers, reservoirs, and snow survey locations. Required qualifications include five years of experience providing professional helicopter flight services as a principal business, FAA Part 135 and Part 133 certifications, DOI Office of Aviation Services certification, and operation from a facility within 30 miles of DWR headquarters in Sacramento. Pilot resumes must demonstrate minimum qualifications of 80 hours of helicopter videography and photography experience and 2,000 hours of commercial helicopter flight time, along with valid FAA commercial pilot and Class 1 or 2 medical certificates. The helicopter must be equipped with dual 30-amp 28-volt DC and 12-volt DC electrical power supplies, satellite flight tracking systems, noise-reduction headsets, and snow shoes. Pricing is bid on an hourly basis for helicopter and pilot flying time, pilot standby time, and equipment-specific services with contractor markup not exceeding 10 percent. Technical questions must be submitted by March 26, 2026, with answers provided by April 2, 2026, and bids are due by April 9, 2026, at 1:30 PM, with public bid opening via Microsoft Teams at 3:00 PM the same day.

This solicitation includes set-aside designations for Small Business (SB), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), micro business (MB), and Small Business for the purpose of public works (SB-PW) categories, with five percent calculation preferences available to certified small businesses. Non-small business bidders may achieve preference by subcontracting at least 25 percent of work to certified small businesses. All bidders must maintain a current and valid B-General Building Contractor license issued by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) at the time of bid submittal and continuously throughout the contract duration, and must possess valid and current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The anticipated contract term is three years beginning June 2026, with no guarantee of work volume provided under the contract, as services are requested on a time-and-materials basis with invoices submitted monthly in arrears and payment within 45 days of receipt. Aircraft liability insurance of not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 per seat is required. No specific award value or budget range is listed in the solicitation documents.