DMV SP Employer-Based CDL Testing_Public Notice.pdf

Revised 04/01/2019

The State of Oregon, acting by and through ODOT’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division hereby provides public notice of the approval of Special Procurement # SP-1116-19.

This notice of Special Procurement is to allow ODOT/DMV to enter into agreements directly with qualified providers to provide 3rd Party

Commercial Driver License testing for privately owned transit providers without using a competitive process.

To qualify, providers must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a privately owned and operated business with a potential testing site located within the State of Oregon who intends to test their own employees to obtain licensure to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

2. Maintain a business office or facility within the State of Oregon where CDL applicant records are securely kept and are available for inspection or audit by DMV, the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office or the FMCSA. To qualify as a business office or facility, it must be staffed and open during posted business hours or have a business phone with an answering service, answering machine or voice mail service, with the ability to return all business related messages no later than the following business day.

3. Comply with all federal, state and local laws or regulations, including all business and zoning requirements.

4. Have a business name that is registered and listed as active with the Corporation Division of the Office of the Oregon

Secretary of State, unless the person is a department, agency or instrumentality of a state or local government.

5. Have an active e-mail address and Internet access.

6. Have an owner or a representative who is certified as a CDL Third Party Examiner or is currently seeking certification from

DMV as a CDL Third Party Examiner, or have at least one Examiner associated with it.

7. Provide and Maintain comprehensive commercial liability insurance coverages in the amount of $2,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate limits of no less than $4,000,000 as specified in the CDL Third Party Tester contract for this procurement.

8. Provide to DMV a $10,000 surety bond as specified in the CDL Third Party Tester contract for this procurement.

9. Provide to DMV a statement of consent, signed by an owner or the Representative, allowing DMV to confirm the liability insurance required for this procurement.

10. An organization does not qualify for a CDL Third Party Tester Certificate if any of the following apply:

a. An owner or officer has a CDL Third Party Tester Certificate, a CDL Third Party Examiner Certificate or equivalent authorization, issued by any jurisdiction that is currently cancelled, suspended, revoked or otherwise withdrawn.

b. An owner or officer has had a CDL Third Party Tester Agreement, issued by any jurisdiction, involuntarily terminated within the five years immediately preceding the date the person requests a CDL Third Party Tester Certificate from

DMV.

c. An owner, officer, agent or manager of the business requesting the Tester Certificate or the proposed Representative has had a CDL Third Party Tester Certificate, a CDL Third Party Examiner Certificate, or equivalent authorization, issued by any jurisdiction, that was cancelled, suspended, revoked, or otherwise involuntarily terminated for conduct that would result in permanent revocation in Oregon.

d. An owner, officer, agent or manager of the business applying for the Tester Certificate or the proposed

Representative has a Driver Testing Certificate, Examiner Certificate, a Driver Training School Certificate, Driver

Training Instructor Certificate, or equivalent authority issued by any jurisdiction that is currently cancelled, suspended, or revoked.

e. An owner, officer, agent or manager of the business applying for the Tester Certificate or the proposed

Representative has been terminated from employment with a state driver licensing agency, any Third Party Tester or equivalent business, a Driver Training School or equivalent business, in any jurisdiction, for a cause related to fraud, or any other reason if DMV determines from the facts and intervening circumstance of the termination that the person is not fit to perform the duties of a Tester or poses a risk to the safety of persons while performing those duties.

f. An owner, officer, agent or manager of the business applying for the Tester Certificate or the proposed

Representative has engaged in conduct that is substantially related to the person’s fitness to hold a CDL Third Party

Tester Certificate and that demonstrates to DMV unfitness or inability to perform the duties of a Tester.

g. The organization is a motor carrier with an unsatisfactory safety rating from FMCSA or the Oregon Department of

Transportation, Motor Carrier Transportation Division.

Revised 04/01/2019

This is not an opportunity to submit a proposal. This notice is pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 279B.085 (5) and 279B.400 and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 125-247-0287, 125-247-0700 and 137-047-0700. Any affected person may protest the approval of the Special Procurement.

An affected person must deliver a written protest to the State Chief Procurement Officer within seven (7) calendar days after the first date of this public notice.

The written protest must include:

1. A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest;

2. A description of the resulting harm to the affected person; and

3. The relief requested.

A protest must be clearly labeled and include the Special Procurement number. Protests must be delivered to the State Chief Procurement Officer within the seven (7) calendar days by mail or email at the following

Mail

State Chief Procurement Officer

Attn: Protest of Special Procurement #1116-19

Oregon Department of Administrative Services

EGS-Procurement Services

1225 Ferry St SE, Salem, OR 97301

Email

Subject Line: Protest of Special Procurement #1116-19 egs.pscustomercare@oregon.gov

A copy of the protest should also be sent to the Agency’s single point of contact but does not satisfy the delivery requirements to the State Chief Procurement Officer. The Agency single point of contact for questions and information about the Special Procurement and Notice is BJ McCartney, 503-986-4286, Benjamin.L.McCartney@odot.state.or.us.

For more information see the “Attachments Exist” folder.

mailto:egs.pscustomercare@oregon.gov