2-GFE Docs 2.pdf

This is a Good Faith Efforts (GFE) documentation form for the Louisville Metro Government's procurement process related to HR Health & Safety Lab Services. The form is designed to track Louisville Metro's outreach efforts to Minority-Owned, Female-Owned, and Hispanic-Owned Business Enterprise (MFHBE) subcontractors and suppliers for the testing of asbestos, lead, and fungal samples. Bidders are required to complete and submit this GFE log with their bid documents through the Bonfire platform, allowing the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission to review documentation of good faith efforts made to solicit quotes from MFHBE firms. The form requests detailed information about contacted MFHBE subcontractors and suppliers, including the division of work, quote amounts and percentages of total bid, reasons for quote rejection, and supporting documentation of additional outreach efforts.

The successful laboratory vendor must maintain current accreditations from NVLAP, NLLAP, AIHA, or A2LA as applicable for the services requested and ensure all accreditations remain active and all equipment is properly calibrated and verifiable upon request. The GFE form should be submitted to the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission at 745 W. Main Street, Suite 251, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, with contact information provided for phone (502-574-3631), fax (502-574-3577), and TDD (502-574-4332). This documentation requirement reflects Louisville Metro's commitment to promoting economic opportunity for minority and women-owned businesses in the procurement process.