Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_07-25-2023.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source from Pinellas County, Florida's Administrative Services Purchasing & Risk Management Division, indicating the county's intention to procure executive search services through a sole source method of procurement under Florida Statutes 287.057(3)(c). The notice invites interested contractors to submit technical data demonstrating their capability to meet or exceed the stated requirements for professional executive search services to support nationwide recruitment of executive-level positions including Department Directors, Division Directors, Engineers, Assistant County Administrators, and other executive roles as determined necessary by the county. The submission deadline and award date were not fully specified in the provided document excerpt, though the notice references a close of business deadline for responses and indicates an award will follow. The contract term is specified as 12 months with two optional 12-month renewal periods, to be utilized on an as-needed basis with no predetermined quantity of search assignments.

Mandatory qualifications for contractors include a minimum of five years in the executive recruitment business, previous experience with government entities of similar size or larger than Pinellas County (population 959,107 or more), three references demonstrating similar work with local government entities, and proof of at least five successful executive recruitments for local government entities. Pricing is structured as a percentage of the annual base salary of placed candidates plus a minimum flat fee per recruitment, with ancillary service fees for hourly-rate staff also required. The contract is non-exclusive, and Pinellas County reserves the right to contract concurrently with other firms for similar services. Contractors must obtain and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with combined single limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, and Cyber Risk Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 general aggregate, with Pinellas County named as an additional insured on General Liability policies. Compliance with federal and state requirements including E-Verify, immigration compliance, Common Carrier Attestation, Human Trafficking Affidavit, and Foreign Country of Concern Affidavit are mandatory.