Fire Inspection Services
What this bid is
San Mateo County is asking for proposals from certified fire inspection professionals for its San Mateo County Fire Department, which serves most unincorporated areas of the county. The notice names three roles: Fire Plan Examiner, Fire Inspector I and Fire Inspector II. The work covers plan review, permit processing and inspections.
The Fire Department is staffed through a contract with CAL FIRE. The notice lists the solicitation as 2027-RFP-00121, with the work located in Redwood City, California.
Questions are due 13 October 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT. Responses are due 2 November 2026 at 3:00 PM PST and are submitted electronically through the county's OpenGov portal, where a free vendor account is needed to upload. The notice does not state contract value or duration in the text provided. Two draft contract templates, one for work over $200K and one for work under $200K, are attached to the notice. The agency decides who is selected.
Contact Ryan West, Deputy Chief, at ryan.west@fire.ca.gov or (650) 865-0077.
Who should bid
Fire Protection, Environmental & Abatement, Surveying & Engineering contractors - the work is Statewide - CA.
Deadline
2 November 2026, 3:00 PM PST (6 days remaining - last confirmed 27 Oct)
How to submit
On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice
As the agency published it
County of San Mateo - County Executive's Office has issued request for proposals, solicitation 2027-RFP-00121.
The County of San Mateo is seeking certified fire inspection professionals, Fire Plan Examiner, Fire Inspector I and Fire Inspector II with the appropriate credentials, expertise and experience performing plan review, permit processing and inspections for the San Mateo County Fire Department (SMCFD).
The SMCFD provides fire protection, medical response, hazardous materials response, fire safety inspections, fire marshal duties, community education, emergency preparedness and planning for most unincorporated areas (those not covered by a municipal fire department or local fire district) of San Mateo County. Since 1962 the County has contracted with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to provide staffing for the SMCFD.
Responses are due November 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM PST.
Questions must be submitted by October 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT.
Commodity categories: Fire; Inspection Services, Construction Type.
Contact: Ryan West, Deputy Chief (ryan.west@fire.ca.gov, (650) 865-0077).
2 documents are attached to the notice: Standard_Contract_Template_-_Over_$200K_DRAFT; Standard_Contract_Template_-_Under_$200K_DRAFT.
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/smcgov/projects/304651. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - California. The agency's page is the one that counts.
What the notice says
- Questions due
- 13 Oct 2026
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- Questions close on 13 October, before the bid deadline.
- Only 6 days left to prepare a bid.
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Important dates
Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions due | 13 October 2026, 3:00 PM PDT check | |
| Bid deadline6 days remaining - last confirmed 27 Oct | 2 November 2026, 3:00 PM PST check | 6 days |
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Where this came from
Collected from OpenGov Procurement - California, first seen 6 October 2026, last confirmed 27 October 2026.
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About County of San Mateo
BusyBids has tracked 23 notices from County of San Mateo since September 2026, 11 of them open now. The open work falls under General Contracting, Low Voltage & Telecom, Electrical.