Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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County of San Mateo requests quotes for 45 Qiagen EZ1 DNA Investigator Kits for forensic DNA extraction. Vendors must be authorized partners and comply with local procurement policies. Submission deadline is April 29, 2026, via OpenGov.
The County of San Mateo is seeking quotations for: 45 Qiagen EZ1 DNA Investigator Kits (48 samples in each kit). This is QIAgen Item Number 952034.
Please provide a bid for 45 QIAgen Item 952034, including shipping and handling, tax at 9.375%, and any other applicable fees.
Cost, conformity to specifications of goods, and product availability will be considered. After an evaluation of all quotations, a County purchase order is expected to be issued in association with the lowest, responsive bid received from a qualified, responsible, and manufacturer/publisher authorized vendor.
The EZ1 DNA Investigator kit contains the reagents and consumables used for DNA extraction on the EZ1 DNA extraction robots that the Forensic Laboratory has in use. These kits are specifically used with the instruments that we have at the Forensic Laboratory.
Proposals must be electronically received by 12:00 am, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 via OpenGov (details below).
Allow sufficient time for the upload to complete by the Due Date and Time. Partial uploads will automatically terminate and proposals will be rejected. The OpenGov submission time will be the official submission time. The County will not be responsible for and shall not accept proposals that are late due to slow internet connections or for any other failure of the OpenGov system.
NOTE: The County does not maintain the OpenGov system and is not liable for site failures or technical problems. To resolve technical issues, contact OpenGov using the chat within the portal or email Vendor Support at procurement-support@opengov.com . Late submission will not be considered.
Organizations or individuals interested in responding to this solicitation must register online with the County of San Mateo at: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/smcgov
It is recommended that organizations complete this registration as soon as possible and subscribe to the County of San Mateo for bid opportunities. The County will not be responsible for and shall not accept proposals that are late due to a failure to register in the OpenGov system.
Include the proposer name and the RFQ title and number in each filename. Submit proposals via the OpenGov website, allowing sufficient time for the upload to complete by the Due Date and Time. Partial uploads will automatically terminate and bid will be rejected. The OpenGov submission time will be the official submission time. Contact OpenGov with technical questions regarding the site. The County will not be responsible for and may not accept bid that are late due to slow internet connections or for any other failure of the OpenGov system. Late submissions will not be considered.
Prior to the submission deadlines and solely relating to a determination of the timeliness of questions, comments, and proposal submissions, information displayed on the OpenGov site will take precedence in the event of a discrepancy between that information and the information within the solicitation documents. For all other discrepancies, the information in the solicitation documents will take precedence.
The County will not be liable for any errors in bids. Bids may be rejected as unresponsive if they are late, incomplete, missing pages or information, or cannot be opened for any reason. The County may waive minor irregularities, but such waiver will not modify any remaining RFQ requirements.
As of the issuance date of this RFQ and continuing until it is canceled or an award is made, no proposer or person acting on behalf of a prospective proposer may discuss any matter relating to the RFQ with any officer, agent, or employee of the County, other than through OpenGov, to the Authorized Contact Person, or as outlined in the evaluation or protest procedures.
Proposers may not agree to pay any consideration to any company or person to influence the award of an Agreement or Purchase Order by the County, nor engage in behavior that may be reasonably construed by the public as having the effect or intent of influencing the award of an Agreement or Purchase Order.
The County of San Mateo has adopted a Procurement Preference for Local Businesses Ordinance (County Ord. Code Ch. 2.89.) The purpose of this Ordinance is to promote a strong local economy by giving preference to local businesses, local non-profits, local small and micro businesses, and local small and micro non-profits in County procurements, to the extent consistent with the law and interests of the public. The County’s process for applying local preferences to competitive procurements is set forth in County Ordinance Code Section 2.89.030. The Ordinance and exemptions (e.g. the ordinance will be exempt when all bids or proposals received are from Non-Profit Organizations) can be reviewed here:
The requirements for bidders to establish eligibility for a local preference for this solicitation are detailed below in Section III (Submission Requirements) The Ordinance does not apply if a procurement is determined to be exempt (County Ord. Code sec. 2.89.050), and the County reserves the right to waive application of the Ordinance to this procurement if determined to be in the best interests of the County (County Ord. Code sec. 2.89.060).
The Levine Act (California Government Code Section 84308) imposes certain requirements on parties contracting with the County of San Mateo related to campaign contributions to County “officers,” including elected County officers and candidates seeking elective office, who may participate in making a decision on certain County contracts. Elected County officers in San Mateo County include: the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, County Controller, Coroner, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Tax Collector-Treasurer.
Generally, under current County policy, approval by the Board of Supervisors is required for any agreement for services above $200,000, and agreements for services below that threshold may be approved by Department heads.
If your proposal is selected, you will be required to certify compliance with the Levine Act.
As part of this process, you will need to certify and warrant that you have fully complied, and will remain in full compliance, with all applicable requirements of the Levine Act in connection with the Agreement, including making any required disclosures of campaign contributions to County Officers, which includes but may not be limited to elected County Officers. Elected County Officers include members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, as well as the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, Controller, Coroner, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Tax Collector-Treasurer. Any campaign contribution required to be disclosed under the Levine Act in connection with this Agreement shall be disclosed on the County of San Mateo Levine Act Disclosure Form, a copy of which is available from the County upon request.
Parties are solely responsible for accurate certification and disclosure. The Levine Act is complex, and this brief description is not legal advice. For example, certain contributions must be aggregated when determining whether contributions have exceeded the $500 threshold. If your proposal is selected, you are urged to review the Levine Act and consider consulting an attorney.
Vendor shall certify that it is a Manufacturer/Publisher authorized channel partner as of the date of the submission of their offer, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the Manufacturer/Publisher to support both the product sale and product pricing in accordance with all applicable Manufacturer/Publisher certification/specialization requirements.
Vendor certifies that at the time of bid submission, they are not currently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or excluded by any Federal or State of California departments or agency from doing business with the Federal Government or the State of California
By submitting a quotation you are agreeing to the San Mateo County Purchasing Division Standard Terms & Conditions as set forth at: Standard Terms and Conditions
This solicitation does not commit the County to make an award, whether or not any bids are received. Neither submission of a bid, nor the County’s receipt of any bid materials confers any right to the bidder nor any obligation on the County.
Payment terms for any associated purchase order shall be NET 30.
Vendor confirms that any items sourced in association with this solicitation will be new and in original packaging from Manufacturer or Manufacturer authorized channels only in accordance with all applicable laws and policies at the time of purchase. In the event that required items are intangible and constitute a subscription or license, Vendor shall provide County with a copy of the End User License Agreement, and shall warrant that all subscriptions and or software is licensed originally to County as the original licensee authorized to use the Publisher's Software.
If respondent has not conducted business with the County of San Mateo within the past six months please upload a current and recently signed W9 form
Please upload your complete and competitive official quotation here.
As Defined by Chapter 2.89.020 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, a “Local Business” means any for-profit business which has its principal place of business, or is headquartered, in San Mateo County. If this designation applies to the proposer, a self-attestation form must be completed and provided with this response.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. If this designation is not applicable, please leave blank.
A Non-Profit is defined as a tax-exempt public charity organization (within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) that is formed for purposes other than making a profit, is exempt from paying federal income taxes on the income generated for their exempt purposes.
As Defined by Chapter 2.89.020 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, a “Local Non-Profit" means a tax-exempt public charity organization (within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) that is formed for purposes other than making a profit, is exempt from paying federal income taxes on the income generated for their exempt purposes, and has its principal place of business, or is headquartered, in San Mateo County. If this designation applies to the proposer, a self-attestation form must be completed and provided with this response.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. If this designation is not applicable, please leave blank.
As Defined by Chapter 2.89.020 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code:
“Small Business” means any business which holds a Small Business Certification awarded by the California Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services (OSDS).
“Micro Business” means any Small Business certified by the OSDS which is automatically designated by the OSDS as a Micro Business due to gross annual receipts falling below the OSDS-designated dollar amount.
If the above designations apply, please provide the OSDS provided Certification ID.
If this designation is not applicable, please leave blank.
As Defined by Chapter 2.89.020 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code:
“Small Non-Profit" means a Local Non-Profit with an annual revenue of $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 according to its most recently filed IRS Form 990.
“Micro Non-Profit" means a Local Non-Profit with an annual revenue of less than $1,000,000, according to its most recently filed IRS Form 990.
If the above designations apply, please provide your latest filed IRS form 990. A filing from the last two calendar years is acceptable.
If this designation is not applicable, please leave blank.
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(ex. Bidder certifies it has at least five (5) years within seven (7) years of selling firearms to government entities.
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