HUD-MWRD_(FY25-26).pdf

This Request for Proposal document relates to Temporary Employment and Staffing Services being solicited by the City of Tucson, Arizona, in conjunction with Pima County and the Axia Cooperative purchasing program. The solicitation encompasses three distinct service categories: General Clerical and Administrative Staffing, Information Technology (IT) Staffing, and Finance and Business Services Staffing, with offerors permitted to submit proposals for all categories or specific groups based on their qualifications. 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.

Vendors must meet comprehensive qualifications including commercial general liability insurance of $2,000,000 per occurrence, $1,000,000 commercial automobile liability, and professional liability coverage. The City intends to award contracts to multiple vendors to ensure adequate coverage and flexibility, with pricing subject to Axia Cooperative not-to-exceed rates and an administrative fee of 2 percent of total net sales. Compliance requirements include HUD Section 3 provisions (25 percent of labor hours performed by Section 3 workers earning at or below $53,850 annually), federal ARPA requirements, FTA compliance for transit-related services, Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage determinations, Equal Employment Opportunity regulations, Buy America provisions, and E-Verify employment verification for contracts exceeding $50,000. 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 disclosure forms, and TSRS or PSPRS retirees cannot be placed without prior written approval from the City's Human Resources Department.