Montgomery County RFP 26-06 Department of Human Resources Temporary Employment Agencies

SCOPE

The County of Montgomery is looking to retain the services of one or more Temporary Employment Agency(ies) to provide personnel services on an as-needed basis.

Montgomery County has a wide range of needs that include, but are not limited to, administrative support, general office support, election support, security, finance and accounting support, medical, IT, public works, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

Proposers must have been successfully engaged in local temporary employment services for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years.

REQUIREMENTS

· Proposers will be responsible for employment screening, testing, evaluations, advertising, recruitment, and disciplinary actions involving any temporary employee under this contract.

· Proposers will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of all employment and payroll records, payroll processing, remittance of payroll and taxes, including the provision of the distribution of payroll time sheets and checks, making the deductions required of employers by state, federal and local laws, including deductions for social security and withholding taxes, and make all contributions for unemployment compensation funds as required by federal and state laws and process claims as indicated.

· Agree that the County of Montgomery retains the right to reject or stop time on any employee of the awarded contractor assigned to fulfill this contract who fails to perform assigned duties satisfactorily, who is not dressed appropriately for an assignment, who violates any federal, state or local regulation, disrupts the activations of the using agency to which employee is assigned, or for any other reason is considered unacceptable in the judgment of the using agency.

The need for the various temporary services will vary as business need dictates.

Montgomery County reserves the right to interview referrals and make a final decision on the capabilities of the personnel for the specific job needs.

NOTE: Montgomery County will not pay any employment agency fees for temporary employees that submit an application to the County for permanent placement.

CONTRACT PERIOD

The County is seeking these services on an as-needed basis for a period of three (3) years commencing with full contract execution. The contract may, by mutual written assent of the parties, be extended for period(s) up to two (2) additional years, or consecutive portions thereof, up to a cumulative total of five (5) years.

BUSINESS CERTIFICATIONS

Include in your proposal all business certifications that apply to your entity.

PRICING PROPOSAL

Your response to this RFP will be in the form of a Pricing Structure Sheet.

VALUE-ADDED CONSIDERATIONS

Include any relevant services or products that will be provided to the County, which are not priced in this proposal, but which enhance the acquisition process.

Although the County has provided a detailed statement of needs and mandatory requirements for Respondents to meet in order to be selected for these services, it is not intended to limit the Respondent’s innovations or creativity in preparing a Proposal to accomplish these goals. Innovative ideas, new concepts and partnership arrangements will be considered. Please provide with your Proposal any additional services that your Company can provide at no additional cost to the County.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Offeror must submit their Proposal electronically through the Bonfire Portal. In addition, a current W9 and completed Appendix “A” document must also be uploaded as separate documents.

QUESTIONS

All questions should be submitted through the Bonfire portal in the Messages/Opportunity Q&A section.