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PROPOSAL:

Establish List of Pre-qualified Providers of Temporary Employment Services

SYNOPSIS:

On April 11, 1997, the Board approved the release of an RFP to solicit bids from temporary employment providers interested in being prequalified to provide services to the AQMD through the end of FY 1998-99. This recommendation is to obtain Board approval for this prequalification.

COMMITTEE:

Administrative Committee, December 19, 1997, Recommended for Approval

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Approve the attached list of temporary employment services providers as prequalified to provide temporary employment services through June 30, 1999.

Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Acting Executive Officer

Background

On April 11, 1997, the Board approved the release of RFP #9697-43 to solicit bids from temporary employment services providers from which a list of prequalified providers would be developed. Evaluation of the proposals was delayed by staff review of labor relations issues regarding temporary agency personnel and independent contractor status.

When temporary staffing is needed during the life of the recommended prequalified provider list, hiring authorities will request competitive bids from all prequalified providers listed for the respective job category. Final selection will be made by the hiring authority based on the cost to AQMD, the fit between jobs skills of temporary personnel available and AQMD’s staffing needs, the level of pay provided the temporary employee, and the ability of the temporary employment services agency to provide any related services that might be needed.

Outreach

In accordance with AQMD’s consulting and contracting policies, a public notice advertising the RFP and inviting bids was placed in the following publications:

1.	Black Voice News	8.	Korea Central Daily	15.	Philippine News
2.	Chinese Daily News	9.	La Opinion	16.	Precinct Reporter
3.	Eastern Group Publications	10.	La Voz	17.	Rafu Shimpo
4.	El Chicano	11.	Los Angeles Sentinel	18.	Riverside Press Enterprise
5.	The Excelsior	12.	Los Angeles Times	19.	San Bernardino Sun
6.	Inland Empire Hispanic News	13.	M/W/DVBE Source	20.	State of California
7.	Inland Valley Daily Bulletin	14.	Orange County Register		Contracts Register

Additionally, potential bidders were identified using AQMD’s electronic listing of certified minority vendors and AQMD Purchasing’s mailing list. Copies of the RFP were mailed to the African-American and Latino Legislative Caucuses and various minority chambers of commerce and business associations; placed on the Internet at AQMD’s Web site [http://www.aqmd.gov, "Business and Job Opportunities" icon]; and on AQMD’s bidder’s 24-hour telephone message line for bidders (909) 396-2724.

Bid Evaluation

A total of 275 copies of the RFP were mailed out, and 26 proposals were received by the close of bidding at 1:00 p.m., May 13, 1997. The 26 proposals can be broken down as follows:

The bids covered four categories of temporary employment services: clerical staff, field technicians, laboratory analysts, and computer programmers. The proposal review panel was composed of five AQMD staff representing user divisions and affirmative action, contracts, and administrative functions. Of the five, three are women and two are men; four are Caucasian and one is African American. The technical and financial qualifications of the bidders were evaluated based on the criteria specified in the RFP. All of the bidders were determined to be qualified and capable of providing temporary employment services in at least one of the job categories. Staff is recommending that the temporary employment services providers be prequalified by the Board.

Attachment A contains the list of the temporary employment services providers and the designation of job categories in which they are recommended for prequalification by the Board.

Resource Impacts

There are no direct resource impacts relating to the prequalification of temporary employment services providers. The amount allocated for temporary employment services is approved by the Board as part of the AQMD budget process.

Attachment

Prequalified Providers by Job Category

Prequalified Providers By Job Category

The following agencies shall be deemed prequalifed to provide temporary employment services to the AQMD through June 30, 1999.

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