HUD-MWRD_(FY25-26).pdf

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) file from the City of Tucson, Arizona, in conjunction with Pima County and the Axia Cooperative purchasing program, soliciting qualified vendors to provide Temporary Employment and Staffing Services across three distinct service categories: General Clerical and Administrative Staffing, Information Technology (IT) Staffing, and Finance and Business Services Staffing. Offerors may submit proposals for all categories or specific groups based on their qualifications and capacity. Services include placement of temporary personnel for short-term, project-based, seasonal, or as-needed assignments with no guaranteed volume, duration, or frequency of requests. A non-mandatory pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for February 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, with a question submission deadline of February 19, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., and proposals due February 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. through the City's online bidding system. The contract term will be one year from award, with the City holding options to extend for up to four additional one-year periods. The City intends to award contracts to multiple vendors to ensure adequate coverage and flexibility, with using departments able to request services from any awarded vendor based on availability and specific needs.

Vendors must meet qualification requirements including comprehensive insurance coverage ($2,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence, $1,000,000 commercial automobile liability, and professional liability coverage), compliance with the City's Living Wage Ordinance, and Affordable Care Act requirements for eligible employees. The solicitation includes HUD-funded contract compliance obligations, including Section 3 requirements (25 percent of labor hours by Section 3 workers earning at or below $53,850 annually, and 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 workers), federal ARPA requirements, FTA compliance, Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage determinations, Buy America provisions, and E-Verify employment verification for contracts exceeding $50,000. Vendors participating through the Axia Cooperative must commit to a 2 percent administrative fee of total net sales, with monthly Contract Sales Reports due by the 10th of each following month. The estimated annual nationwide purchase volume through this cooperative contract category is $25,000,000, though no specific award value or budget range for individual vendor contracts is specified. Temporary employees must complete the Temporary Employee Retiree Disclosure Form, and TSRS or PSPRS retirees cannot be placed without prior written approval from the City's Human Resources Department.