Statewide Emergency Remediation Services Bid Cancelled: 03/11/2026 - Addendum No. 1 – CANCELLATION Date Issued: 03/11/2026 Your reference

The State of Louisiana, Office of State Procurement, issued an Invitation to Bid (RFx 3000025678) for Statewide Emergency Remediation Services to establish multiple 12-month contracts (with two optional 12-month extensions for a maximum 36-month period) to provide emergency remediation services on an as-needed basis for approximately 8,000 state-insured buildings and 2,300 leased spaces across all state departments, agencies, and higher education facilities throughout Louisiana. The procuring jurisdiction includes East Baton Rouge Parish and Baton Rouge City, with services organized across three geographic regions covering the entire state. The scope of work encompasses water damage, fire, smoke, flood, mold, and sewer backup remediation services, including structural drying, water extraction, dehumidification, soot and smoke removal, business personal property handling, upholstery cleaning, emergency board-up services, and temporary climate control and power solutions, with contractors required to respond to service calls within 10 minutes during non-disaster operations and 20 minutes during declared emergencies, operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Bidders must submit separate rate schedules for disaster events (Exhibits 1A-1D) and non-disaster events (Exhibits 2A-2D), establishing hourly labor rates for nine mandatory positions, daily/weekly/monthly equipment rates for 57 pieces of equipment, unit pricing for materials, and allowable markup percentages for billable expenses and subcontractor services; projects estimated at $100,000 or less require Xactimate estimates within 24 to 48 hours of inspection, while projects exceeding $100,000 require detailed written scopes of work with not-to-exceed pricing. Qualified bidders must hold Louisiana contractor licenses in the building construction classification, maintain mold remediation licenses and pesticide applicator certifications, demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience with water, fire, and mold remediation services involving multiple commercial buildings, and provide resumes for project managers with at least five years of relevant experience, with at least three years in a project manager capacity; project references must include a minimum of three projects completed between January 1, 2021, and the current date, with at least one project valued at $500,000 or more. The mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time via Microsoft Teams, written questions are due by March 19, 2026, with responses provided by March 26, 2026, and sealed bids are due by April 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time at the Office of State Procurement in Baton Rouge, with public opening at that location.

Bidders must be registered in the LaGov vendor system and submit newly registered vendors' W-9 forms; no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned business enterprises are specified in the solicitation documents. Contractors must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including those related to FEMA assistance for federally funded projects, the Clean Air Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, debarment and suspension regulations, non-discrimination requirements, and the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation coverage, Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limits. The State intends to make multiple awards by region and event type, ranked by lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with contract pricing determined by the mandatory rate schedules submitted in the required exhibits; no specific overall budget or award value is stated in the solicitation materials, but pricing is based on the contractor's submitted rates for labor, equipment, and materials plus allowable markups. The State reserves the right to accept electronic payment through LaCarte Procurement Card for purchases of $5,000 and under and Electronic Funds Transfer for other payments, and in the event FEMA establishes reimbursement rates during a declared emergency, the State and Contractor agree to accept the lesser of either the contract price or applicable FEMA rates. Bids must include both physical and electronic copies and remain firm for acceptance for a minimum of 60 days.