Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · ORANGE COUNTY - CALIFORNIA
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Orange County District Attorney seeks bids for purchase and delivery of various calibers of ammunition. Electronic bids due July 15, 2026. Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran preferences apply. Delivery includes will call pick-up during business hours excluding holidays.
The County of Orange, District Attorney, (hereinafter referred to as County) is requesting competitive bids from qualified vendors (hereinafter referred to as Bidder) for Purchase and Delivery of Ammunition. 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.
1. Scope of work
Contractor shall provide Purchase and Delivery of Ammunition to the County. County shall place orders as needed and shall not be subjected to placing minimum orders.
2. Delivery
A. Contractor shall allow specifically for will call pick-up Monday through Friday between 8:00am to 4:00pm (Pacific Time) excluding holidays and weekends.
County holidays are as follows:
New Year’s Day | Martin Luther King’s Birthday | Lincoln’s Birthday |
President’s Day | Memorial Day | July 4th – Independence Day |
Labor Day | Native American Day | Veteran’s Day |
Thanksgiving & Friday | Christmas Day |
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3. Description of Services
A. Purchase and Delivery of Ammunition to include but not be limited to the following:
Line Item | Item Description | Caliber |
1 | 9mm Luger, 115 Grain, FMJ | 9mm |
2 | 9mm Luger, 147 Grain, Ranger T-Series (or equivalent to) | 9mm |
3 | 9mm Luger, 100 Grain, Ranger Frangible SF (or equivalent to) | 9mm |
4 | 9mm Luger, 124 Grain, Winclean (or equivalent to) | 9mm |
5 | 40 Smith & Wesson, 165 Grain, FMJ | .40 |
6 | 40 Smith & Wesson, 180 Grain, Ranger T-Series (or equivalent to) | .40 |
7 | 40 Smith & Wesson, 135 Grain, Ranger Frangible (or equivalent to) | .40 |
8 | 45 Automatic, 230 Grain FMJ | .45 |
9 | 45 Automatic, 230 Grain, Ranger T-Series (or equivalent to) | .45 |
10 | 45 Automatic, 175 Grain, Ranger Frangible SF (or equivalent to) | .45 |
11 | 223, 55 Grain, FMJ | .223 |
12 | 223, 55 Grain, Pointed Soft Point | .223 |
13 | 12 Gauge Ranger 2 ¾” in 9 pellet 00 Ranger Low Recoil Buckshot Ammo (or equivalent to) | 12 Gauge |
14 | 12 Gauge 2 ¾” Rifled Slug Low Recoil | 12 Gauge |
15 | 12 Gauge Target 2 ¾” 1 1/8 oz. # 7.5 Shot | 12 Gauge |
16 | .223 Remington 55 Grain, FMJ | .223 |
17 | .223 Remington, 55 Grain, Frangible (or equivalent to) | .223 |
18 | .38 Special, 130 Grain, FMJ | .38 |
19 | 380 Automatic, 95 Grain, FMJ | 380 |
B. Contractor shall offer lead free ammunition designed to remove airborne lead and be lead-free at firing line.
The County has attempted to provide all information available. It is the responsibility of each Bidder to review, evaluate, and, where necessary, request any clarification prior to submission of a bid. If any person contemplating submitting a bid in response to this IFB is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the solicitation documents attached hereto or finds discrepancies in or omissions from the specifications, they must submit a written request for clarification/interpretation to the County Deputy Purchasing Agency (DPA) via the County’s online biding system.
OCLSB: Effective January 1, 2020, County of Orange Board of Supervisors adopted the OCLSB Preference policy. Implementation of the OCLSB Preference policy supports local businesses, the local economy and the development of the County’s tax base.
To be certified as a Local Small Business by the County of Orange, a business shall meet (1) and (2) below:
Before submitting a bid, Bidders shall carefully review the General Instructions and examine the solicitation contents, including the Model Contract Terms, Conditions and Scope of Work. Bidders shall include in their bid response a monetary sum to cover the cost of all items included in the Contract. The Model Contract contained in this solicitation is the Contract proposed for execution. Upon award, awarded Bidder will be required to sign and submit Contract for execution.
Effective June 3, 2006, all Contractors, entering into a contract with the County, who are not already established in the Countywide Accounting and Personnel System (CAPS) as an Auditor-Controller Vendor, will be required to submit to the County a federal Form W-9, or form W-8 for foreign vendors. The County will inform the Contractor, at the time of award, if the Form W-9, or W-8, will be required.
In order to comply with this County requirement, within ten days of notification of selection of award of Contract but prior to official award of Contract, the selected Contractor agrees to furnish to the contract administrator, the County DPA, the required W-9 or W-8. Out of State Vendors may be required to submit a 587/590 Form.
Responsive bids shall include completed submittals/attachments provided in the VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE.
Effective January 1, 2021, County of Orange Board of Supervisors adopted the DVBE Preference policy. The DVBE Preference policy supports local business opportunity, economy and the development of County’s tax base, and in addition recognizes the service and sacrifice given by the men and women of our Armed Forces.
To be certified as a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise by the County of Orange, a business shall meet (A) and (B) below:
To participate as an OCLSB and/or DVBE please read and follow the process outlined in COUNTY OF ORANGE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS (OCLSB) AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DVBE) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS in the VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE.
Bidders are not to contact other County personnel with any questions or clarifications concerning this Invitation for Bid (IFB). County will provide all official communication concerning this IFB. Any County response relevant to this IFB other than through or approved by County is unauthorized and will be considered invalid.
All questions regarding this IFB must be submitted via the County’s eProcurement Portal at: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ocgov.
No guarantee given by the County to the Contractor regarding usage of this Contract.
If clarification or interpretation of this solicitation is considered necessary by County, a written addendum shall be issued and the information will be posted on County’s online bid system. Any interpretation of, or correction to, this solicitation will be made only by addendum issued by the County DPA. All addenda will be submitted and posted on the County’s online bidding system. It is the responsibility of each Bidder to periodically check the County’s online biding system to ensure that they have received and reviewed any and all addenda to this solicitation. The County will not be responsible for any other explanations, corrections to, or interpretations of the documents, including any oral information.
All questions or requests for interpretation must be received by Wednesday, July 8, 2026 before 2:00 pm.
County Of Orange Local Small Business (OCLSB) Preference And Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Certification Requirements
A five percent (5%) deduction in the original bid price shall be applied to all confirmed OCLSB or DVBE bidders for evaluation purposes. If the lowest bidder is a certified OCLSB or DVBE bidder, the contract will be awarded at the certified OCLSB or DVBE’s original bid price. The maximum allowable preference deduction is $100,000.
An additional five percent (5%) shall be applied to the tallied cost score of each certified OCLSB or DVBE to obtain their final score. If the final score of any OCLSB or DVBE matches the final score of a non-OCLSB or non-DVBE, preference shall be given to the certified OCLSB. If two or more OCLSB or DVBEs have the same final score, the County shall determine the contract award based on the County’s best interest.
If a State-certified OCLSB is also a State-certified DVBE, the preference given to that business shall be 8% instead of 5%.
If bidder is submitting subcontractors to qualify for the OCLSB or DVBE preference, bidder must demonstrate through the Staffing Plan that 20% of the total bid amount is allocated to the OCLSB and/or DVBE subcontractor(s).
*NOTE: DVBE PREFERENCE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC WORKS OR A-E CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Electronic Bids shall be submitted via the County’s online bidding system via the following link https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ocgov. All required sections of the IFB as listed above, must be submitted via the County’s eProurement Portal. Bidder is solely responsible for “on time” submission of their electronic bid. The County will not accept late bids and no exceptions shall be made. County will only receive those bids that were transmitted successfully.
Note: Electronic Bids cannot be viewed by County until after the IFB deadline. If you encounter any problems with your registration, system, bid submission, or other system issues please contact OpenGov’s support staff via the live chat option or via email at procurement-support@opengov.com.
Bids will be valid for a period of 365 days after IFB closing date.
Upon recommendation of Contract award, Bidder will be required to submit the following documents within seven (7) days of County notification, unless otherwise specified in the solicitation:
Insurance: Certificate(s) of Insurance, including additional Insured Endorsement(s); refer to Model Contract, Article O-Insurance
W-9 Form: Current signed W-9 (Taxpayer ID No & Certification), which includes Contractor’s Legal Business Name(s). Out of State Vendors may be required to submit a 587/590 Form.
These dates only apply to IFB# 026-3080503-RA
| Release Project Date: | July 1, 2026 |
| Question Submission Deadline: | July 8, 2026, 2:00pm |
| Bid Submission Deadline: | July 15, 2026, 2:00pm |
Bids offering equivalent items meeting the standards of quality specified in the solicitation may be considered, unless otherwise specified, providing the bid clearly describes the article offered and how it differs from the specified brand. Unless Bidder specifies otherwise, it is understood that the Bidder is offering the brand item as specified in the solicitation. If Bidder bids an “equal,” Bidder must state the brand name and must submit complete specifications and/or provide samples with the bid. Determination of equality shall be at the sole discretion of the County, and the County reserves the right to request a sample for determining equality with the specified brand. If it has been justified and accepted by the requesting agency/department and/or a County standards committee that only one brand can meet the County’s requirements, “no exceptions” shall be noted in the specifications.
County of Orange does not require and neither encourages or discourages the use of lobbyists or other consultants for the purpose of securing business.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY AGENCY OFFICERS
Board of Supervisors
Donald P. Wagner, Chairman, Third District
Doug Chaffee, Vice Chairman, Fourth District
Vacant, First District
Vicente Sarmiento, Second District
Katrina Foley, Fifth District
County Agency Officers
Claude Parrish, Assessor
Hugh Nguyen, Clerk-Recorder
Todd Spitzer, District Attorney-Public Administrator
Don Barnes, Sheriff-Coroner
Shari A. Freidenrich, Treasurer-Tax Collector
Andrew Hamilton, Auditor-Controller-Elect
The bidder is required to meet all specifications and requirements contained in this solicitation. No substitutions will be accepted, unless prior County written approval is received.
Bidder shall utilize the forms provided to satisfy this requirement.
Bidder shall take all responsibility for any errors or omissions in their bids. Any discrepancies in numbers or calculations shall be interpreted to reflect the lowest price to the County.
If prior to contract award, a Bidder discovers a mistake in their bid which renders the Bidder unwilling to perform under any resulting contract, the Bidder must immediately notify the buyer and request to withdraw the bid. It shall be solely within the County's discretion as to whether withdrawal will be permitted. If the solicitation contemplated evaluation and award of "all or none" of the items, then any withdrawal must be for the entire bid. If the solicitation provided for evaluation and award on a line item or combination of items basis, the County may consider permitting withdrawal of specific line item(s) or combination of items.
The County shall not be liable for any expenses incurred by potential Contractors in the preparation or submission of their bids. Pre-contractual expenses are not to be included in the Contractor’s Pricing Sheet. Pre-contractual expenses are defined as, including but not limited to, expenses incurred by Bidder in:
In the event a Bidder believes that County’s solicitation is unfairly restrictive or ambiguous or contains conflicting provisions or the Bidder believes that any resulting Contract would be commercially impractical to perform, the Bidder must file a written protest with the County DPA.
Appeal Process
If the protester wishes to appeal the decision of the County DPA, the protester must submit, within three (3) business days from receipt of the County DPA’s decision, a written appeal to:
Email: CPOAppeals@ocgov.com
Or
County of Orange/County Procurement Office
400 West Civic Center Drive, 5th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Within fifteen (15) business days, the County Procurement Officer will review all materials in connection with the grievance, assess the merits of the protest and provide a written determination that shall contain his or her decision on whether the protest shall be forwarded to the Procurement Appeals Board.
The decision of the County Procurement Officer on whether to allow the appeal to go forward will be final and there shall be no right to any administrative appeals of this decision.
Acceptance/Rejection/Award
The County reserves the right to:
Where two or more Bidders desire to submit a single bid in response to a solicitation, they must do so on a prime/subcontractor basis rather than as a joint venture. The County intends to contract with a single firm or multiple firms, but not with multiple firms doing business as a joint venture.
Bidder warrants that its bid complies with the Unfair Practices Act (Business and Professions Code Section 17000 et seq.) and all applicable County, State and Federal laws and regulations.
By submitting a bid, Bidder swears under penalty of perjury that it did not conspire with any other supplier to set prices in violation of anti-trust laws.
To comply with the non-discrimination requirements of the ADA, it is the policy of the County to make every effort to ensure that its programs, activities and services are available to all persons, including persons with disabilities. For persons with a disability needing a reasonable modification to participate in the procurement process, or for persons having questions regarding reasonable modifications for the procurement process, you must contact the buyer listed in the solicitation.
The County requires a valid D-U-N-S number prior to Contract Award. If needed, your company may obtain one at no cost at www.dnb.com. If you are unable to provide/obtain a D-U-N-S number, please indicate so in your bid submission response.
The County requires a valid UEI number prior to Contract Award of Human Services. If needed, your company may obtain one at no cost at www.usfcr.com. If you are unable to provide/obtain a UEI number, please indicate so in your bid submission response.
Bids will be valid for a period of 365 days after IFB closing date.
*County requires a valid D-U-N-S® number prior to Contract Award. If needed, your company may obtain one at no cost at www.dnb.com. If you are unable to provide/obtain a D-U-N-S® number, please indicate so in your proposal/bid submission response.
The County requires a valid UEI number prior to Contract Award. Your company must obtain one at no cost at www.usfcr.com.
Please Provide the following information for at least three (3) references:
Contractor shall submit at least three (3) references or letter of references where similar work of similar size is currently in process or recently completed. References must cover commodities or services performed by your company within the past ten (10) years. Include name of firm, phone, and name of the contact person, a brief work/project description, and completion date. These references will be checked and could affect the award of the Contract. References shall not be provided for department conducting the solicitation.
Bidder must certify either Yes or No below:
Bidder certifies current/past financial, business or other relationship(s) with the County exist/existed as follows:
*Orange County Board of Supervisors govern: All Assessment Districts, All Community Facilities Districts, All Reassessment Districts, Housing and Community Development Commission, Housing Successor Agency to the Orange County Development Agency, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, Industrial Development Authority For Orange County, Local Redevelopment Authority Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, Orange County Financing Authority, Orange County Flood Control District, Orange County Housing Authority, Orange County Housing Authority Acting As the Housing Successor Agency, Orange County Public Financing Authority, Orange County Special Financing Authority, South Orange County Public Financing Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Orange County Development Agency
Bidder must certify either Yes or No below:
Bidder certifies current/past litigation as follows:
Respondent must certify either Yes or No below:
(Yes) Respondent certifies past company name changes and/or ownership changes, for Respondent’s firm and any proposed subcontractor firm, as follows:
Respondent shall provide detailed information regarding any company name changes (including legal business names) in the past seven (7) years.
(No) Respondent certifies that Respondent or any proposed subcontractors have not had any company name change or ownership changes in the past seven (7) years.
Bidder shall indicate whether its principals, directors, or majority shareholder(s), or any company Bidder has held a controlling interest in, or which has held a controller interest in Bidder, has ever filed or has been involuntarily put into bankruptcy or has been declared bankrupt. If yes, attach statement indicating the bankruptcy date, court jurisdiction, trustee’s name and telephone number, amount of liabilities, amount of assets and current status of bankruptcy.
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To participate as an OCLSB and/or DVBE, the requirements in the OCLSB AND DVBE PREFERENCE POLICIES CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS must be met.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
The Levine Act compliance is a minimum submittal requirement of this solicitation.
Please complete and sign the County of Orange Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form attached hereto. A proposer’s failure to provide a completed and signed copy will render its proposal as incomplete and nonresponsive.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
The following checks will be conducted during the County’s compliance review:
• The State of California Department of Justice requires charitable organizations to comply with the Office of the Attorney General’s registration and reporting requirements at https://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Search.aspx?facility=Y.
• The County requires active registration on:
o Duns & Bradstreet (https://www.dnb.com/duns/get-a-duns.html)
o California Secretary of State (https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov)
o System for Award Management (https://sam.gov/content/home),
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
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