Thermoplastic Traffic Striping Material and Paint, Waterborne Traffic Line

The California Department of General Services, Procurement Division (DGS-PD) is soliciting bids under IFB 0000040314 to establish a statewide contract for thermoplastic traffic striping material and waterborne traffic line paint, with a bidders' conference on November 9, 2026 at 2:05 p.m. PT and bids due November 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT. The contract is mandatory for all California state departments and available to local governmental agencies.

A 5 percent small business preference applies, and an optional Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentive is available. Awards go to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest cost, including all applicable preference and incentive calculations. Local governmental agencies ordering against the contract are subject to a 1.25 percent incentive fee remitted to DGS-PD. Bidders must also address Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (TACPA) preference claims in the narrative response.

Awards are made by four groups: Thermoplastic Northern CA, Waterborne Northern CA, Thermoplastic Southern CA, and Waterborne Southern CA, aligned to Caltrans districts. Bidders must bid all line items within a selected group. Products include granular alkyd thermoplastic in white and lead-free yellow, rapid-dry acrylic waterborne traffic paint in white, yellow, and black, and high-build waterborne paint meeting Federal Specification TT-P-1952F (Type III). Specifications cover detailed composition, retroreflectivity, and Caltrans Transportation Laboratory batch sampling before shipment, with post-delivery retesting and replacement at supplier expense. Bidders must provide customer references valued at or above $500,000 for similar products sold within the last five years. Any certified small business or DVBE participant must perform a commercially useful function. Mandatory certifications include the Iran Contracting Act, federal debarment, and California Civil Rights Laws.

Historical expenditures under the current mandatory contract were $10.06 million over two years. The base term is two years with three one-year extension options. Prices are firm fixed for the original term with no adjustments. Pricing is F.O.B. destination with freight prepaid. Minimum orders are 20 tons for thermoplastic and one pallet of four 55-gallon drums, five bulk totes, or five one-gallon pails for waterborne paint. Delivery is due within 45 calendar days after order, including pre-shipment sample testing and approval.

Bids are submitted by email to CMU@dgs.ca.gov. The solicitation proceeds under the Alternative Protest Process in Public Contract Code Section 12125, and submitting a bid constitutes consent to that process.