# California eProcure #0000040825

CDSS DDSD daily courier service between branch offices and Clovis USPS

**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 0000040825
**NAICS:** 492110

The California Department of Social Services is seeking a contractor to move mail on a scheduled daily route between its DDSD branches and the Clovis USPS.
- **Buyer:** California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Disability Determination Service Division (DDSD), Sierra and Central Valley Branch; solicitation issued through the Non-IT Contracts Bureau.
- **Requested service:** Daily courier service, listed as 1 EA, with all-inclusive pricing per month. The contractor provides labor, equipment, and materials.
- **Route and schedule:** Weekdays, excluding observed State and Federal holidays. Pick up mail from two Clovis USPS PO boxes, keep each box’s mail separate, and make scheduled deliveries and pickups at the DDSD Central Valley and Sierra branches. The route includes a morning USPS-to-Central-Valley delivery, a Central-Valley-to-Sierra transfer, and an afternoon pickup and delivery to USPS and the Sierra Branch.
- **Estimated volume:** About 600 pounds incoming (approximately 50 trays) and 1,200 pounds outgoing (approximately 100 tubs) per day.
- **Vehicle and handling:** Provide a covered truck or large van that is locked when unattended, plus a dolly or hand truck as needed. The contractor handles postal transactions and supplies and signs for receipted mail when needed; the State pays postal costs.
- **Notable qualifications and safeguards:** At least three years of relevant courier experience, a valid California Motor Carrier Permit, suitable vehicles, appropriately licensed California drivers, business references, and required insurance. Mail must be secured, and drivers must follow confidentiality and information-security requirements. Vehicle details and insurance evidence are required before service begins.
- **Named organizations:** USPS is the postal-service route endpoint, not a proposed contractor. No OEMs or prospective vendors are named in the solicitation.
- **DVBE:** The participation requirement is waived, but an incentive applies. A bidder using a DVBE subcontractor must provide the specified subcontract agreement details.

### Description

The California Department of Social Services is soliciting bids for daily courier services between the Disability Determination Service Division (DDSD) Sierra and Central Valley Branch and the United States Postal Service. The contractor must provide the labor, materials, and equipment needed to perform the service. The solicitation states that the DVBE program requirement is waived, but the DVBE incentive is included. Bids are due November 20, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

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