Small Business Option Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 26ASD003 Alarm Monitoring and Inspection Services

The California Air Resources Board is soliciting price quotes from California Certified Small Businesses for alarm monitoring and inspection services at sixteen CARB facilities throughout California under RFQ 26ASD003, with quotes due September 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. This is a California Certified Small Business set-aside; bidders must hold current Department of General Services Small Business or Microbusiness certification to be eligible.

Bidders must demonstrate five years of documented alarm monitoring and inspection experience and hold a Bureau of Security and Investigative Services Alarm Company Operator license, Alarm Company Qualified Manager Certificate, and California Contractors State License Board C-10 Electrical Contractor License. All work is performed in California with a California business location requirement.

The scope encompasses twenty-four-hour, 365-day-per-year burglar and fire alarm monitoring across sixteen facilities with emergency response notification within three minutes for security alarms and ninety seconds for fire alarms; annual inspections scheduled in February; preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment repairs, and system upgrades; activity reporting; and technical support. Pricing must include all-inclusive costs for monitoring at all sixteen locations over the thirty-six-month contract term, three inspections per location, and hourly rates for unscheduled maintenance and repair services during regular business hours and after-hours, weekend, and holiday periods.

The estimated contract value does not exceed forty-five thousand dollars. The contract term is thirty-six months from execution with no renewal options. The anticipated contract start date is November 1, 2026. State General Prevailing Wage Rates apply for twenty-five specified California counties. Winners must provide a Payment Bond for one hundred percent of the agreement amount prior to commencing work. Written questions are due August 26, 2026, with responses posted by September 1. All mandatory submittals including rate sheets, certifications, prevailing wage acknowledgments, references, insurance documentation, and conflict of interest statements must be submitted as a single PDF not exceeding fifty megabytes via email to CARB contacts.