Services

State agencies can request environmental and historical consulting services for their building in preparation for environmental review and planning documents for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes.

State agencies that want a freight rate comparison should submit a request to the Transportation Management Unit (TMU).

View information on how to request a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings’ (OAH) General Jurisdiction Division.

State agencies can request a hazardous contract review and consultation from the Office of Risk and Insurance Management (ORIM). 

State agencies seeking to acquire Non-IT and IT goods limited to a brand or trade name should submit a form to the Dispute Resolution Unit.

State agencies can request mass printing and mailing of secure and non-secure items, including letters, postcards, tabloids, and flats to meet all of their outreach needs. This service is HIPAA certified and adheres to best practices for protecting sensitive patient data and agency materials.

State agencies may submit a request for a new statewide contract to the Intake and Analysis Unit (IAU).

Any person can request a transcript or administrative record of their Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) proceeding by contacting the administrative records coordinator at OAH.

State agencies can request planning services in privately leased space from dedicated space planners in their region.

Any person can make a public records request from the Department of General Services (DGS) that are not exempt from disclosure by statute or other authority. DGS has transitioned to GovQA as intake for requests for public records as of July 1, 2024. 

State, federal, county and city agencies can request a print job by contacting a customer service representative with the Office of State Publishing.

State agencies can obtain real property acquisition services subject to State Public Works Board Approval, Transactional Services, and Real Estate Title Due Diligence Analysis through the Real Property Services Section.

State agencies can obtain real property appraisal-related services through the Department of General Services (DGS).  

Any person with a disability that restricts their ability to participate in a legal proceeding before the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting their local office in a General Jurisdiction case, or the assigned calendar clerk in a Special Education case.

School districts, parents or other authorized parties can request a Special Education due process hearing and/or mediation with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

School districts, parents and other authorized parties can request a Special Education mediation by following the steps below. They may request a mediation either as part of a due process hearing case or separately.

State agencies can request building repair needs through the Customer Service Center 24 hours a day. 

State agencies that want to purchase a product other than what is available through the mandatory Statewide contracts can request a contract exemption. 

Any vendor whose bid is over $100,000 may apply for Target Area Contract Preference Act (TACPA) preference. TACPA provides 5 to 9 percent preferences for a California business that is located in the qualified zone.

State agencies that are interested in requesting goods and/or services when only a single source is known to provide the specified goods and/or services may submit a request for approval.

State agencies that expect to have a significant number of repeat purchases from a non-competitive commodity and/or services can request a Special Category NCB Request (SCR).

Some conference rooms within select FMD-managed buildings are available for use by other state agencies and are reserved at the building level. 

Under this service, a school district, county office of education or charter school that sells real property must return any moneys received through state school facilities funding program for the purchase, modernization, or construction of improvements on the real property.

State agencies can view and obtain still useful state-owned surplus personal property by following specific guidelines provided by the Office of Fleet and Asset Management’s State Surplus Property and Reutilization (SPR) program.

This webpage provides links to online directories of certified Small Businesses, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women Business Enterprises (WBE), LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBE), and Persons with Disabilities Business Enterprises (PDBE).