THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT/BROWARD ADDICTION AND RECOVERY CENTER DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development did not establish goals for this procurement for Small Business Enterprises under the Sheltered Market Program, or assign County Business Enterprise participation goals (Exhibit 2).
The purpose of this contract is to provide temporary nursing personnel services for Broward Addiction and Recovery Center Division (BARC). Firms will provide temporary nursing personnel services for various positions. The vendor will provide personnel who have been prescreened for eligibility to work in the United States. Candidates must meet the qualifications and have the knowledge, formal education, training, licenses, skills and abilities as outlined in the solicitation.
The Director of Purchasing recommends waiving, as a non-substantive irregularity, the requirement for Auto Liability from $1 million to $500,000, Employer's Liability from $1 million to $500,000, and Professional Liability from $5 million to $1 million per occurrence. After further evaluation, Risk Management has determined that the revised insurance requirements for Auto Liability and Employer Liability were acceptable for this procurement. Risk Management has reviewed and approved the certificate of insurance provided by First Care Home Services, Inc., Cochhbha Enterprises, Inc. dba CEI Staffing and Florida One Care LLC dba Brightstar Care. This waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the County nor impact any other solicitation.
The Director of Purchasing has determined the low bidder, Royal Regions Incorporation, to be non-responsive to the bid requirements. Royal Regions Incorporation did not meet the criteria of having a minimum of three years’ experience as a supplier of nursing services in a governmental or other like agency, and did not meet the criteria of having nursing staff with two years of nursing experience and at least six months in substance abuse, correctional or behavioral health nursing.
Award of this contract may be made to the three lowest priced responsive, responsible vendors; however, it is the intent of the County to place orders with the lowest priced vendor per line item. Individual line item awards and subsequent assignments of nursing personnel services will be extended to the vendor offering the lowest hourly rate for the position required. The lowest priced vendor will be designated as the primary vendor per line item; the next low vendor will be designated as the secondary vendor per line item; and the third low vendor will be designated as the tertiary vendor per line item (Exhibit 5).
BARC has reviewed the bids submitted by the bidders and concurs with the recommendation for award (Exhibit 3). One performance evaluation was completed for Cochhbha Enterprises, Inc. dba CEI Staffing; the firm has a rating of 4.27 out of a possible 5. Copies of the vendor performance evaluations are available upon request. No performance evaluations were completed for First Care Home Services, Inc. and Florida One Care LLC dba Brightstar Care.
The purchasing agent has researched the prices submitted by the recommended bidders, First Care Home Services, Inc., Cochhbha Enterprises, Inc. dba CEI Staffing, Florida One Care LLC dba Brightstar Care, and has determined that the prices submitted are fair, reasonable and aligned with market analysis for the industry in comparison to the previous Broward County contract (Exhibit 4).
Broward County Enterprise Technology Services Division (ETS) has reviewed the requirements for this contract. Based on the Agency Security Questionnaire, ETS recommends the Business Associate Agreements be required (Exhibit 6). BARC will arrange for the Business Associate Agreements to be executed by all parties involved.
The amounts referenced in this agenda item were rounded to the nearest whole dollar. Vendor payments will be based on the actual total bid amount. The bid tabulation reflects the actual amount of the award.
Incumbents:
Cochhbha Enterprises, Inc. dba CEI Staffing, Albion Healthcare Staffing Inc., and Delta-T Group, Inc. Contract Number and Title: L1344003B1, Temporary Services Health Professionals. Contract Term: October 27, 2015 through October 26, 2017, with a 90-day extension until January 26, 2018. The Director of Purchasing approved interim contract L1344003X1 through May 26, 2018. Expenditures to date: $541,292.
The bid validity for this project expired on December 2, 2017. First Care Home Services, Inc., Cochhbha Enterprises, Inc. dba CEI Staffing, Florida One Care LLC dba Brightstar Care agreed to extend its bid validity through June 15, 2018 for Bid No. W2114718B1.
There was no protest or appeal filed regarding this procurement.
The bid posted on July 24, 2017 and opened on August 2, 2017; nine bids were received with no declinations (Exhibit 1). |