Accountability Courts Surveillance Officer

Fulton County, Georgia's Department of Purchasing and Contract Compliance issued Solicitation 23ITB071323A-KM seeking P.O.S.T. certified surveillance officers to provide community supervision services for participants in two accountability court programs: the CHOICES Juvenile Drug Court Program and the HOPE Family Treatment Court Program. The selected contractors must conduct home visits after 5:00 PM on weekdays, weekends, and holidays to monitor curfew compliance, ensure drug-free environments, perform random drug screenings, verify employment status, and attend weekly and bi-weekly staffing meetings. Bidders were required to submit hourly rate proposals for 500 Community Surveillance Officer hours for the CHOICES Program and 200 hours for the HOPE Program. A pre-bid conference was scheduled for August 21, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. via Zoom, with sealed bids due electronically through BidNet Direct by 11:00 A.M. on September 11, 2023, and public bid opening at 11:00 A.M. the same day. The contract term was scheduled to commence July 1, 2023, and end June 30, 2024, with two optional one-year renewal terms extending through June 30, 2026, subject to County Board of Commissioners approval and annual appropriations. The award was to be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Contractors were required to obtain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation, general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), business automobile liability ($1,000,000), umbrella liability ($2,000,000), and professional liability ($2,000,000/$3,000,000). A bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount was required at submission, with performance and payment bonds each equaling 100 percent of the contract amount due upon award. All contractors were mandated to register with the E-Verify federal work authorization program and comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types were noted in the solicitation documents. All required forms, including Georgia Security and Immigration Affidavits, disclosure questionnaires, proof of insurance, and contract compliance forms, were required to be submitted with bids. However, this solicitation was cancelled by the Fulton County Department of Purchasing & Contract Compliance via cancellation letter dated October 18, 2023, with all submitted quotes rejected in whole, and the County indicating it may issue a new solicitation for these services in the future.