Broward County Transit Temporary Personnel Services (FTA)

Broward County, Florida is soliciting temporary personnel services through an open-end, indefinite quantity contract to support the Broward County Transportation Department's public transportation operations, maintenance, information technology, planning, and paratransit functions. The procurement is posted on February 24, 2026, with responses due by March 13, 2026, and is funded through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The County seeks qualified vendors to provide temporary personnel across multiple job classifications including IT infrastructure, database management, project management, business analysis, office administration, and accounting functions to support Broward County Transit (BCT), which operates 24/7 fixed-route bus services, paratransit services, and community shuttle services. All temporary personnel must successfully complete criminal background checks (including FDLE statewide checks and national sexual offender registry searches), five-panel drug and alcohol testing at vendor expense, and annual HIPAA training; personnel remain employees solely of the vendor. Vendors must be responsive to County staffing needs with assignments expected to commence within three business days of County notification, and work schedules will vary based on operational needs and may require different shifts. The County may award this contract to up to three responsive and responsible bidders based on total bid price, with the lowest bidder receiving the Primary Contract, with secondary and tertiary vendors accessed only if the primary vendor cannot perform or has reached capacity. Vendors must perform 100 percent of contract work themselves without subcontracting, comply with all FTA requirements including submission of applicable FTA forms and the FTA Funding Supplement Acknowledgement Form by the closing date, and may not increase prices during the initial one-year contract period; however, vendors may request price increases for renewal terms at least 90 days prior to renewal, capped at the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index or Producer Price Index.

This solicitation contains no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged business enterprises; however, vendors must comply with Broward County's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals as established by the County's Office of Economic and Small Business Development and incorporated through the FTA Funding Supplement. Vendors must meet comprehensive compliance requirements including Federal Transit Administration debarment certification, anti-human trafficking affidavits, FTA drug and alcohol testing program certification, FTA lobbying restrictions certifications, and criminal history screening practices certification certifying compliance with Broward County Code Section 26-125(d) requiring vendors to delay criminal history inquiries until applicants are selected as finalists. All vendor personnel must obtain County-issued contractor identification badges following Level 1 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) background screening; additional security requirements apply for personnel accessing Port Everglades (requiring permanent identification badges and Transportation Worker Identification Credentials for unescorted secure area access), airports (requiring FAA and TSA compliance and Airport Issued Identification Media), and parks and recreation facilities (requiring monthly declarations verifying no disqualifying criminal offenses). Vendors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate general liability, $500,000 combined auto liability, statutory workers' compensation with $100,000 employer's liability, $1,000,000 per claim/$2,000,000 aggregate professional liability, $2,000,000 cyber liability, and $500,000 crime and fidelity coverage, with Broward County named as additional insured on all liability policies. The contract includes a $6,804.00 annual allowance for mileage reimbursement on a pass-through basis with no markup permitted, and vendors must offer health insurance with medical, dental, and vision coverage to personnel working 20 or more hours weekly; no specific total contract value is stated as this is an open-end agreement with no guaranteed minimum quantity and purchase orders issued as needed.