Notice_of_Intent_to_Award.pdf

Superintendent of Schools Van Ayres

PROCUREMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

Request for Proposals: 25349-RFP-DST Supplemental Nurse Staffing Services

Date: October 14, 2025

As to the above-mentioned Invitation to Bid, pursuant to §§ 287.057(1)(a) and 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, Hillsborough County Public Schools (“HCPS”) posts its Notice of Intent to Award to the vendors identified in Attachment A. The awarded vendor(s) must meet all mutually agreed qualification requirements prior to the provision of the goods and services.

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in § 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Any protest concerning HCPS’ decision must be timely received via courier, the General Manager of Procurement Services.

Protests may be filed by courier, hand delivery, or regular mail at: Hillsborough County Public Schools, Procurement Services Department, Office of the General Manager, 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33602. Protests may also be filed by email at corey.murphy@hcps.net. It is the filing party’s responsibility to meet all filing deadlines.

The Cone of Silence, HCPS policy 6320 – Procurement, prohibits any communication regarding an active competitive solicitation between any HCPS employee or School Board member and any third party, representative, or lobbyist of that party, in effect from the time of release of the competitive solicitation until awarded by The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida.

Procurement Services appreciates all vendors’ interest in doing business with HCPS and encourage participation in future bidding opportunities. Any questions regarding the competitive solicitation process may be forwarded to the Procurement Services Department representative below.

Sincerely, Christy Perales christy.perales@hcps.net Phone: (813) 272-4683

RFP # 25349-RFP-DST Supplemental Nurse Staffing Services Proposals Received

Bid notifications were sent to 2008 vendors via VendorLink and 446 via Euna Open Bids (DemandStar). Responses were received from 32 vendors.

Company Status Submission Date

*3Chords Inc and TherapyTravelers LLC 2041 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 245 El Segundo, CA 90245 Carol Cheney Phone: (888) 223-8002 Fax: (714) 464-4461 rfp@epicstaffinggroup.com

Submitted 8/28/2025 8:12:38 AM

*Ambassador Health Services Inc 4048 Deltona Boulevard Spring Hill, FL 34606 Kimberly Hunter Phone: (813) 365-1070 Fax: (561) 450-1443 kim.hunter@cofk.com

Submitted 8/29/2025 2:07:55 PM

Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.

7223 Lee Deforest Drive Columbia, MD 21046-3236 Emily Kochman Phone: (330) 978-7912 Fax:

emschmid@amergis.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 9:40:28 AM

Clinical Staffing Resources Corp.

420 Broadway, 3rd floor Brooklyn, NY 11211 Mindi Derry Phone: (954) 372-7114 Fax:

mindi@csrfl.com

Submitted 9/3/2025 12:32:24 PM

Superintendent Van Ayres

Attachment A

*COGENT Infotech Corporation 1035 Boyce Road Suite 108 Pittsburgh, PA 15241 Justin Acord Phone: (412) 889-7700 Fax:

Govt-Bids@cogentinfo.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 2:55:32 PM

*EDU Healthcare, LLC 18820 Statesville Road Cornelius, NC 28031 Lynne Nicol Phone: (980) 375-0464 Fax: (980) 260-0074 rfp@eduhealthcare.com

Submitted 9/3/2025 8:08:20 AM

*Favorite Healthcare Staffing, LLC 9800 Metcalf Avenue, 4th Floor Overland Park, KS 66212 Gerry Groothuis Phone: (913) 383-9733 Fax: (888) 870-6530 rfp@favoritestaffing.com

Submitted 9/4/2025 8:46:47 PM

*General Healthcare Resources 1 Valley Square Blue Bell, PA Blue Bell, PA 19422 Jennifer Ray Phone: (484) 567-9470 Fax:

jennifer.ray@ghreducation.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 1:14:31 PM

*GLC On The Go, Inc 55 Weston Road Weston, FL 33326 Zachary Montiel Phone: (505) 974-0744 Fax:

ZMontiel@GLCGroup.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 11:10:01 AM

*H5P Group AS Strandgata 9 Tromsø, Troms 9008 Jennifer Gardner Phone: (460) 700-9964 Fax:

jennifer.gardner@h5p.group

Submitted 7/31/2025 5:02:48 AM

Hanker Systems Inc #5401 West Kennedy Boulevard Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33609 Ranjith Konappagari Phone: (813) 501-7673 Fax: (844) 876-1170 ranjithk@hankersystems.com

Submitted 9/4/2025 5:36:07 PM

*Jaykay Medical Staffing 2058 Classique Lane Tavares, FL 32778 Nancy Malika Phone: (800) 442-5441 Fax: (800) 809-0158 sbarasa@jaykaymedicalstaffing.com

Submitted 8/22/2025 2:13:39 PM

*Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.

7227 Lee Deforest Drive Columbia, MD 21046 Martin Crawford Phone: (410) 910-1500 Fax:

macrawford@maxhealth.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 2:42:35 PM

ND Global Consulting Services Inc.

3721 South Stonebridge Drive #1101, McKinney, TX 75070 Naveen Poththuri Phone: (646) 468-9127 Fax: (646) 219-6676 govt@ndgcs.com

Submitted 9/2/2025 7:25:47 AM

*Novo Staffing LLC 4680 Parkway Drive Suite 204 Mason, OH 45040 Montana Crisp Phone: (513) 991-6864 Fax:

mcrisp@novostaff.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 1:10:57 PM

*Polar King International Inc 4410 New Haven Avenue Fort Wayne, IN 46803 Dan Parsenow Phone: (260) 428-2525 Fax: (260) 428-2580 dan.parsenow@polarking.com

Submitted 8/12/2025 6:21:12 PM

Pro Health Services Inc 7028 W Waters Avenue #350 Tampa, FL 33634 Roberta Warren Phone: (813) 818-7676 Fax: (866) 882-4326 rwarren@prohealthsvcs.com

Submitted 9/4/2025 2:56:20 PM

*RO HEALTH, LLC

1900 W Nickerson Street, Suite, 200 Seattle, WA 98119 Amanda Merkle Phone: (813) 706-7747 Fax:

pcohan@rohealth.com

Submitted 9/4/2025 2:26:21 PM

Sunbelt Staffing, LLC 501 Brooker Creek Boulevard, Suite A-400 Oldsmar, FL 34677 Leslie Chichester Phone: (813) 792-3410 Fax:

leslie.chichester@sunbeltstaffing.com

Submitted 9/4/2025 7:35:37 AM

*The Stepping Stones Group, LLC 184 High Street, Suite 701 Boston, MA 02110 John Gumpert Phone: (866) 447-6916 Fax: (800) 822-8287 k12ops.bids@ssg-healthcare.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 1:43:27 PM

Tryfacta, Inc.

4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 100, Pleasanton,, CA 94588 Adesh Tyagi Phone: (408) 893-5500 Fax:

rfp@tryfacta.ai

Submitted 9/5/2025 1:46:50 PM

*Vidhwan Inc. dba E-Solutions 2 North Market Street, #400, San Jose, CA 95113 San Jose,, CA 95113 Vikas Soman Phone: (408) 239-4137 Fax:

procure@e-solutionsinc.com

Submitted 9/5/2025 2:13:54 PM

*Wise Medical Staffing 6 Health Drive Chillicothe, OH 45690 Darla Smith Phone: (740) 394-6750 Fax:

dsmith@wisemedicalstaffing.com

Submitted 9/2/2025 9:51:41 AM

***America-Loving Care Home Health Inc.

1916 North West 84 Avenue Miami, FL 33126 Raymond Rodriguez-Torres Phone: (305) 828-5310 Fax:

raymond@alchomehealth.net

Do not wish to submit a quote 8/25/2025 12:00:47 PM

***G & V Trucking & Excavating Inc 9293 Baton Rouge Drive Orlando, FL 32818 Rajpatie Mahadan Phone: (407) 467-6621 Fax:

gvtruckexcinc@bellsouth.net

Do not wish to submit a quote 8/27/2025 4:36:51 PM

***RCM Technologies, Inc.

333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor New York, NY 10001 Alex Cotter Phone: (973) 658-3000 Fax:

RCMProposals@rcmt.com

Do not wish to submit a quote 9/2/2025 2:42:29 PM

***Triage, LLC 13609 California Street Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68154 Stacey Dlouhy Phone: (402) 999-9732 Fax:

RFP@triagestaff.com

Do not wish to submit a quote 8/11/2025 10:16:19 AM

**Adil Business Systems Inc 169 Ramapo, Valley Road, Suite ML 104 Oakland, NJ 07059 Aruna Ajjarapu Phone: (267) 697-1022 Fax:

Bids@adil.com

Draft

9/2/2025 12:22:53 PM

**Aura Staffing Partners Chicago, LLC 159 N Sangamon Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60607 Julia Santarcangelo Phone: (781) 760-3797 Fax:

julias@aurastaff.com

Draft 8/6/2025 8:44:35 PM

**Berkshire Healthcare Staffing Solutions LLC 5344 9th Street Unit 113 Zephyrhills, FL 33542 Michele Sassine Phone: (813) 790-8815 Fax: (813) 864-6786 info@bhstaffingsolutions.com

Draft

9/5/2025 11:23:08 AM

**InstantServe LLC 175 Strafford Avenue, Suite One # 907 Wayne, PA 19087 Mark Watson Phone: (217) 709-0250 Fax:

govt@iserveworld.com

Draft

8/11/2025 9:18:52 AM

**Remarkable Staffing, LLC 1201 Peachtree Street Northeast Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30361 Jordan Joseph Phone: (404) 337-3882 Fax:

jjoseph@remarkablestaffing.com

Draft

9/3/2025 10:16:59 PM

RFP # 25349-RFP-DST Supplemental Nurse Staffing Services Evaluation Committee Members

Member Role

Last Name First Name Position Site Email

Advisor Horstman Craig General Manager

Personnel Services craig.horstman@hcps.net

Voter Russ Maria Supervisor, School Health Services

Health Services maria.russ@hcps.net

Voter LaFond Alicia Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered

Health Services alicia.lafond@hcps.net

Voter Williams Sandrell Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered

Health Services Sandrell.Williams@hcps.net

Voter Holmes Shannon Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered

Health Services shannon.holmes@hcps.net

Voter Hernandez- Sanchez

Charlotte Nurse, Registered

Health Services charlotte.hernandez-sanchez@hcps.net

Voter Mills Shareese Nurse, Registered

Fishhawk Creek Elementary School shareese.mills@hcps.net

Voter Kemp Terri Nurse, Registered

Health Services terri.kemp@hcps.net

Voter Brannan Jeanne Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered

Health Services jeanne.brannan@hcps.net

Voter Gittino Stephen Analyst, Systems

Student Services Department stephen.gittino@hcps.net

Facilitator Rivera Anthony

Aidalisse Procurement Officer

Procurement Services aidalisse.riveraanthony@hcps.net

Facilitator Cason Tiffanie Senior Procurement Officer

Procurement Services tiffanie.cason@hcps.net

Facilitator Shutt Nicholas Department Manager, Procurement

Procurement Services

Nicholas.Shutt@hcps.net

Facilitator James Erika Senior Procurement Officer

Procurement Services erika.james@hcps.net

Facilitator Perales Christy Procurement Officer

Procurement Services christy.perales@hcps.net

RFP #25349-RFP-DST Supplemental Nurse Staffing Services Criteria Phase I

Description Weight

Specifications/Scope of Work. This section shall provide HCPS with information 30 regarding the Proposer’s understanding of the required scope of work (tasks and service levels) and the vendor’s ability to provide deliverables within the required timeframe and (if applicable) submit an optimal timeline with milestone payment information for the completion of deliverables and provide optimal customer service.

Qualifications and Experience/Required Forms and All Signatures. This section shall provide 30 HCPS with information regarding the Proposer’s experience and qualifications in the related commodities and contractual services and their abilities.

Cost/Value. The price proposal shall be evaluated to determine the overall best value. 40

RFP #25349-RFP-DST Supplemental Nurse Staffing Services Evaluations

Phase I

Criteria Specifications/ Scope of Work

Qualifications and Experience/Required Forms and All Signatures

Cost/Value Total

Weight 30 30 40 100

Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.

23.42 23.08 29.26 75.76

Clinical Staffing Resources Corp.

26.51 27.04 33.46 87.01

Hanker Systems Inc 19.51 17.96 22.37 59.83

ND Global Consulting Services Inc.

22.43 21.23 22.44 66.11

Pro Health Services Inc 24.23 25.00 30.67 79.90

Sunbelt Staffing, LLC 24.28 24.41 34.09 82.78

Tryfacta, Inc. 23.44 24.53 22.44 70.42

* Non-responsive:

*3Chords Inc and TherapyTravelers LLC – The vendor did not meet the local representation requirement.

*Ambassador Health Services Inc – The vendor did not submit the correct price sheet.

*COGENT Infotech Corporation – The vendor did not provide a physical office location within Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, or Polk County.

*EDU Healthcare, LLC - The vendor did not provide information on the local representation requirement.

*Favorite Healthcare Staffing, LLC – The vendor submitted a Statement of No Bid.

*General Healthcare Resources - The vendor did not provide a physical office location within Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, or Polk County.

*GLC On The Go, Inc - The vendor did not meet the local representation requirement.

*H5P Group AS - The vendor did not submit the bid documents and price sheet.

*Jaykay Medical Staffing - The vendor did not provide information on the local representation requirement.

*Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc - The vendor did not submit the correct price sheet.

*Novo Staffing LLC - The vendor did not provide information on the local representation requirement.

*Polar King International Inc - The vendor submitted bid documents for a different solicitation.

*RO HEALTH, LLC - The vendor submitted the incorrect price sheet.

*The Stepping Stones Group, LLC - The vendor did not provide information on the local representation requirement.

*Vidhwan Inc. dba E-Solutions - The vendor did not provide information on the local representation requirement.

*Wise Medical Staffing - The vendor submitted the incorrect price sheet.

**Draft **Adil Business Systems Inc – Vendor’s bid submission was in draft status.

**Aura Staffing Partners Chicago, LLC – Vendor’s bid submission was in draft status.

**Berkshire Healthcare Staffing Solutions LLC – Vendor’s bid submission was in draft status.

**InstantServe LLC – Vendor’s bid submission was in draft status.

**Remarkable Staffing, LLC – Vendor’s bid submission was in draft status.

*** Do not wish to submit a quote ***America-Loving Care Home Health Inc.

***G & V Trucking & Excavating Inc *** RCM Technologies, Inc.

***Triage, LLC

Recommendation for Award:

Clinical Staffing Resources Corp.

Sunbelt Staffing, LLC

Pro Health Services Inc.

Amergis Healthcare Staffing Inc.

Tryfacta, Inc.

ND Global Consulting Services, Inc.

Hanker Systems Inc.