The County seeks an external laboratory located within Los Angeles County to provide as-needed ocean water bacteriological testing for the Department of Public Health Beach Program.
Bids are due November 5, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., written questions are due October 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. noon Pacific Time, and questions and answers will be released October 30, 2026.
The work includes 200 each Enterococcus tests by IDEXX Enterolert with 1-day turnaround and 200 each Total Coliform and E. coli tests by SM 9223 B Colilert.
The laboratory will test ocean water samples for enterococcus, total coliform and fecal coliform and compare results with bacteria thresholds in Cal. Code of Regs. tit. 17 section 7958.
Results must be provided to the Department of Public Health as soon as possible and no later than the next calendar day as bacteria levels in MPN/100ml for Enterococcus, Fecal Coliform/E. coli and Total Coliform.
The laboratory must accept samples during weekends and holidays before 17:00 PST to cover sewage-spill testing when the County Public Health Laboratory is closed or unable to accommodate last-minute needs.
The solicitation RFB-IS-27200285-1 is issued by the Internal Services Department with a one-year agreement term and no more than $100,000 in aggregate payments to any one vendor within a fiscal year under this purchase order structure.
Bids must be submitted online via the Vendor Self Service portal at http://lacovss.lacounty.gov with a complete bid including all required documentation and Appendix A Purchasing Required Forms.
Bids are subject to acceptance within sixty calendar days after opening and vendors must register in the County WebVen system before submitting a bid.
Requirement: Hold a clinical or public health laboratory license issued by the California Department of Public Health and submit a copy with the bid.
Requirement: Maintain Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program accreditation for appropriate microbiological methods and attach the current certificate of acceptance with the bid submission.
Requirement: Maintain a laboratory located within Los Angeles County.
Requirement: Maintain General Liability insurance with $2 Million General Aggregate, $2 Million Products/Completed Operations Aggregate, $1 Million Personal and Advertising Injury and $1 Million Each Occurrence.
Requirement: Maintain Automobile Liability insurance with a $1 Million limit for each accident covering owned, hired and non-owned vehicles.
Requirement: Maintain Workers Compensation as required by the California Labor Code plus Employers Liability coverage of $1 Million each accident, $1 Million disease policy limit and $1 Million disease each employee.
Requirement: Provide the California Sellers Permit Number or Sellers Certificate of Registration-Use Tax Number on Exhibit 2 Certification of Compliance.
Requirement: Pay the applicable current prevailing wage rate as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations and comply with apprenticeship, payroll record, posting and certified payroll requirements.
Licence
clinical or public health laboratory license…
Term
for one (1) year
Method
RFB - Request For Bid
Documents
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Provide as-needed ocean water laboratory testing for enterococcus, total coliform and fecal coliform/E. coli using IDEXX Enterolert and SM 9223 B Colilert methods
Deliver bacteria results in MPN/100ml by the next calendar day with 1-day turnaround and accept samples weekends and holidays before 17:00 PST
Submit a complete online bid with all Appendix A forms plus current ELAP certificate and California clinical or public health laboratory license
Perform as a Los Angeles County-located laboratory under a one-year agreement within the $100,000 aggregate purchase order payment structure
Requirements
From the documents
Licence
clinical or public health laboratory license issued by the California Department of Public Health
Posted Scope of Work
OCEAN WATER TESTING - AS-NEEDED
Commodity: LABORATORY & FIELD TESTING SERVICES (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIE
Category: Commodity
RFB - Request For Bid
Scope, read from the documentsAI-generated
The contractor will provide as-needed laboratory analysis of ocean water samples for enterococcus by IDEXX Enterolert and total coliform and E. coli by SM 9223 B Colilert, 200 each, with 1-day turnaround, accepting samples on weekends and holidays before 17:00 PST and reporting bacteria levels for Enterococcus, Fecal Coliform/E. coli and Total Coliform in MPN/100ml no later than the next calendar day for comparison to Cal. Code of Regs. tit. 17 section 7958 thresholds after sewage spills and other needs when the County Public Health Laboratory is unavailable.
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Questions & answers
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How must bids be submitted?
Submissions will only be accepted via the online Vendor Self Service (VSS) portal. No paper bids will be accepted. Electronically transmitted (faxed/emailed) bids will not be accepted.
What must be included with the bid?
Bidders must attach a copy of a complete bid, including all required documentation and attachments, and Appendix A – Purchasing Required Forms.
What laboratory accreditation and license are required?
All laboratories must be accredited through the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) for appropriate microbiological methods with current certificate of acceptance attached, and a copy of bidder's clinical or public health laboratory license issued by the California Department of Public Health is required at bid submission.
What are the testing quantities, methods and turnaround?
Line 1 is 200 each Enterococcus (IDEXX) Method IDEXX ENTEROLERT with 1-day turnaround and Line 2 is 200 each Total Coliform & E. coli (Colilert MPN) Method SM 9223 B COLILERT, with results back no later than the next calendar day.
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Source: City of Los Angeles RAMP (bid 232647), retrieved via the City of Los Angeles. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
Internal Services DepartmentIssuing agency·Los Angeles, CA·via the City of Los Angeles