Executive Search Services

Pinellas County, Florida is issuing a Request for Proposal to establish a contract with one or more firms for professional executive search services to be utilized on an as-needed basis for nationwide recruitment of executive-level positions including Department Directors, Division Directors, Engineers, Assistant County Administrators, and other executive-level roles as determined necessary by the County. The successful contractor(s) will conduct comprehensive executive searches across the county's 20+ departments and appointing agencies, with no specified quantity of positions, as recruitment needs will be determined throughout the contract period. Mandatory qualifications 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. The evaluation criteria weight qualifications at 30 percent, approach at 30 percent, statement of work at 25 percent, compensation at 10 percent, and exceptions to RFP terms at 5 percent. The proposal submission deadline is April 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM via the OpenGov procurement portal, with questions due by April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM; no site visits or pre-bid conferences are scheduled. The initial contract term is 12 months with two optional 12-month renewal periods, and 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.

No set-aside designations or restrictions on types of organizations are identified in the solicitation, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are specifically listed. 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. Contractors must comply with all federal and state requirements including E-Verify and immigration compliance, execute a Common Carrier Attestation affirming compliance with Florida Statute 92.525 and section 908.111 regarding transport of unauthorized aliens, execute a Human Trafficking Affidavit pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 787.06(14), and execute a Foreign Country of Concern Affidavit certifying non-ownership by foreign governments of concern. The contract is non-exclusive, and the County reserves the right to contract concurrently with other firms for similar services. No specific budget range or award value is stated in the solicitation documents; pricing will be evaluated as part of the proposal assessment process.