Equipment Calibration and Repair Services

The County of Orange, County Procurement Office, (hereinafter referred to as County) is requesting competitive bids from qualified vendors (hereinafter referred to as Bidder) for EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND REPAIR SERVICES . The awarded Contract, (hereinafter referred to as Contract) will be between the County and awarded Bidder, (hereinafter referred to as Contractor) in accordance with the model contract terms, conditions and scope of work. This is a fully electronic solicitation – only electronic bids submitted through the County’s online bidding system will be allowed; no other form of bid submittals will be accepted. Prior to submitting a bid, Bidders are advised to carefully read the instructions below, including the model contract and any solicitation attachments and/or exhibits. THIS IS A FULLY ELECTRONIC BID - NO OTHER FORM OF BID SUBMITTAL WILL BE ACCEPTED. VENDORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR COMPANY VIA OPENGOV PROCUREMENT AT HTTPS://PROCUREMENT.OPENGOV.COM/SIGNUP PRIOR TO VIEWING OR DOWNLOADING THIS SOLICITATION. OC PUBLIC WORKS IS SOLICITING BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND REPAIR SERVICES. PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BID, BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY READ THE COUNTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS (SEE SEPARATE ATTACHMENT), INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE MODEL CONTRACT INCLUDING ATTACHMENT A (SCOPE OF WORK) AND ATTACHMENT B (PAYMENT/COMPENSATION). BIDDERS MUST FILL OUT THE ATTACHED BIDDER CERTIFICATION AND COMPANY PROFILE AND REFERENCES FORMS AND SUBMIT WITH BID TO BE DEEMED RESPONSIVE. THE BID PRICE(S) SHALL INCLUDE ALL FEES, SHIPPING AND ASSEMBLY. NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION WILL BE ALLOWED. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PAY PREVAILING WAGES FOR ALL APPLICABLE WORK PERFORMED ON COUNTY PROPERTY. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT "ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S PUBLIC WORK UNIT" FOR INFORMATION ON PREVAILING WAGES. ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH OPENGOV. ANY COUNTY RESPONSE RELEVANT TO THIS IFB OTHER THAN THROUGH OR APPROVED BY OC PUBLIC WORKS/PURCHASING IS UNAUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE ADOPTED TWO PREFERENCE POLICIES THAT HELP LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESSES IN ACQUIRING CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE: ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCE POLICY (OCLSB) AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PREFERENCE POLICY (DVBE). FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW: HTTPS://CPO.OCGOV.COM/DOING-BUSINESS-OC/PREFERENCE-POLICIES . TO PARTICIPATE AS AN OCLSB AND/OR DVBE PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT TITLED “OCLSB DBVE”. CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONTRACT UPON AWARD. IF CONTRACTOR IS A CORPORATION, SIGNATURES WILL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORPORATIONS CODE. AWARDED CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE ALL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD, BUT PRIOR TO OFFICIAL CONTRACT AWARD. **IMPORTANT DATES** JULY 15, 2024 - QUESTIONS DUE BY 4:00 P.M. JULY 29, 2024 - BIDS DUE BY 4:00 P.M. ALL QUESTIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA OPENGOV. IT IS THE VENDOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR ANY ADDENDA OR OTHER INFORMATION.